Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Wilson

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided September 14, 2005No. 05-05-00882-CRPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MAZZANT.

Robert Joseph Wilson, Jr. appeals the trial court’s order denying him relief on his application for writ of habeas corpus. In this appeal, we must determine whether the provisions for the Substance Abuse Felony Program (SAFP) contained in article 42.12, section 14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure exclude state jail felonies. Because we conclude section 14 does not exclude state jail felonies, we affirm the trial court’s order.

Background

On March 3, 2005, appellant entered a negotiated guilty plea to possession of cocaine in an amount less than one gram,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Goodspeed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Rylander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Ex parte PaxtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  2. Ex Parte Dangelo, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
  3. Lovill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2009
  4. Ex Parte David Sidney McKeand, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  5. Ex Parte Polley, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008

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