Legal Opinion

Awadelkariem v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 3, 1998No. 0570-97PublishedCited by 178 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, Judge

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge, and MANSFIELD, PRICE, HOLLAND and WOMACK, Judges, joined.

This case presents the question of whether' a trial court has the power to rescind an order granting a new tidal. Past cases have held that the trial court does not have that power. In its petition for discretionary review, the State contends that those cases should be overruled and that this Court should recognize a trial court’s power to rescind the granting of a new trial. We agree.

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Appellant pleaded not guilty to the indictment and waived his right to a…

3Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. State v. HardyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. State v. BatesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994

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4Cited by178 opinions

  1. State v. CullenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  2. Ex Parte LewisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Hammock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  4. Standefer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  5. State v. PatrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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