Legal Opinion

Reyes v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 1, 1987No. 3-85-325-CRPublished

1Per curiam

Appellant pleaded guilty before a jury to the offense of aggravated sexual assault. Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 22.021(a)(5) (Supp. 1987). After hearing evidence, the jury assessed punishment at imprisonment for 25 years. In two points of error, appellant contends the trial court fundamentally erred by instructing the jury on the law of parole as mandated by Tex.Code Cr.P.Ann. art. 37.07, § 4(a) (Supp.1987).

Appellant’s first complaint is that the charge mandated by § 4(a) is to be given only if the offense for which the defendant has been found guilty “is listed in Section 3f(a)(l), Article 42.12, of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Darden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Tollett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Colter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987

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