Legal Opinion

Clarence Rakestraw v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided March 11, 1998No. 10-97-00243-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Clarence Rakestraw v. The State of Texas

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-97-243-CR

CLARENCE RAKESTRAW,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the 66th District Court

Hill County, Texas

Trial Court # 27,996

O P I N I O N

On August 1, 1987, Clarence Rakestraw pled guilty to the offense of possession of marihuana. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.121 (Vernon Supp. 1998). The court sentenced him to three years in prison, probated. Over the years, the State filed several motions to revoke Rakestraw's probation but each time the court continued him on probation. On August 1, 1996, Rakestraw…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  4. McConnell v. Southside Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  5. McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1988

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