Legal Opinion

Helms v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 26, 1972No. 45416PublishedCited by 299 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of marihuana. The appellant, after being duly admonished, entered a plea of guilty before the court and punishment was assessed at seven years.

At the outset, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. Appellant urges Drain v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 465 S.W.2d 939 and Elliott v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 466 S.W.2d 562 for the proposition that the oral stipulations dictated into the record by the State in the instant case cannot be considered as evidence to support the plea of guilty. The…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Soto v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  2. Steel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. Fierro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Drain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Kane v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by299 opinions

  1. Leday v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  2. Monreal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  3. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Studer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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