Legal Opinion

Fielding v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided September 10, 1986No. 05-85-01019-CRPublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEWART, Justice.

B. Donald Fielding appeals from two convictions for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Appellant contends that revocation of his unadjudicat-ed “probation” violated due process of law and double jeopardy principles, that the change in status from deferred adjudication to 60 years’ imprisonment violates the constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, that the trial court erred in refusing to hold a hearing on appellant’s motion for new trial, and that the sentencing process and sentence imposed violated due process. These…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Black v. RomanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by84 opinions

  1. Reyes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. State v. GonzalezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Earley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993
  4. Jefferson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
  5. Fluellen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002

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