Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Tuan Van Truong

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 10, 1989No. 70672PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

This is a postconviction petition for habe-as corpus relief pursuant to Article 11.07, V.A.C.C.P. The claim we ordered filed and. set is that in the punishment phase the trial court “committed error” in giving the jury an improper instruction.

More particularly, Applicant contends he is entitled to relief from consequences of a sentence imposed in accordance with punishment assessed by a jury unconstitutionally charged on the parole law mandated by Article 37.07, § 4, V.A.C.C.P. See Rose v. State, 752 S.W.2d 529 (Tex.Cr.App.1987,1988).

At the outset, however, the Court is confronted with…

3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Rose v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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4Cited by42 opinions

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  3. Ex Parte HerronCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
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  5. Ex Parte DutchoverCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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