Legal Opinion
Edwards v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 17, 2016No. 11-13-00364-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN M. BAILEY, JUSTICE
Kelly Diane Edwards was indicted for the offense of intentionally and knowingly attempting to possess a controlled substance by “misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception and subterfuge.” See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.129(a)(5)(A) (West Supp.2015). The jury convicted Appellant of the offense. The trial court assessed a fíne of $500 and sentenced her to confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of seven years, but the trial court probated the confinement portion of the sentence and placed…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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