Sprueill v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
*462OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of burglary; the punishment assessed by the jury was 12 years. Appellant was tried with a co-defendant, Charles Otis Miller, who did not appeal.
Three grounds of error are alleged, all of which pertain to the overruling of appellant’s motion for continuance. He contends that the time to properly prepare his defense was inadequate and he was thereby denied the effective assistance of counsel.
The record reflects that three individuals arriving in Graford at approximately 2 A.M., observed what appeared to be a burglary in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Thames v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Palasota v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Turner Barton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Leach v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Walsh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Bass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971