Legal Opinion

DeLeon v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 25, 1988No. C14-86-930-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JUNELL, Justice.

Appellant plead not guilty to the offense of murder. The jury found appellant guilty and assessed his punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at ninety-nine years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Fourteen points of error are presented in the brief filed by appellant’s attorney. Appellant also filed a pro se appellate brief. Since there is no right to hybrid representation in Texas, this court is not required to consider appellant’s pro se brief on appeal. LaBome v. State, 624 S.W.2d 771, 773 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1981, no pet.). Nonetheless,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. New York v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Hudson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Dossett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2007
  3. Rushing v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
  4. Pena v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1993
  5. State v. Allah Jamaal W.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2000

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