Legal Opinion

Nicholas v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided August 23, 2001No. 14-00-00312-CRPublishedCited by 319 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

YATES, Justice.

Appellant, Mitchell Ray Nicholas, pled guilty to three indictments for aggravated sexual assault of a child and three indictments for indecency with a child. 1 There was no agreed recommendation from the State as to punishment, and the court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment on each conviction' — five to run consecutively and the sixth concurrently. In seven points of error, appellant claims his plea was involuntary, his sentence violates state and federal constitutional prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment, the trial court erred in ordering his…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Bigley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Ex Parte MorrowCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Ex Parte MoodyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999

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3Cited by319 opinions

  1. Bargas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
  2. Williamson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
  3. Jagaroo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  4. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
  5. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014

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