Legal Opinion
Carter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 16, 1984No. 612-83PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
ONION, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated robbery. Upon the jury finding true the enhancement allegations of two prior final felony convictions, the court assessed the automatic punishment of life imprisonment pursuant to § 12.42(d), V.A. P.C. Thereafter, appellant, joined by the State, successfully moved for a new trial on the ground that one of the two prior convictions had resulted in a probated sentence, and not a final conviction, and was therefore, insufficient as a matter of law to prove that appellant had…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bullington v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Ex Parte AugustaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Hackleman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996
- Frank R. Millard v. James A. Lynaugh, Interim Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Ex Parte SewellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
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