Legal Opinion

Landry v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 18, 1979No. 57533PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appeal is brought from a conviction of forgery by passing. The jury found that appellant had been twice previously convicted of felonies, and punishment was assessed at life.

*621The single ground of error presented in appellant’s original brief contends that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of an extraneous offense. Appellant was charged with an act of passing a forged check at a bank drive-through window on September 28, 1976. The State introduced testimony from two bank employees concerning an attempt by appellant to pass a check at the same bank on September…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. American Plant Food Corporation v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Drumm v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Lloyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Pfleging v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Ex Parte BiltonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Meyers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Parker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Roach v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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