Legal Opinion
Brodrick Michael James v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 30, 2016No. NOS. 01-15-00102-CR, 01-15-00103-CR, 01-15-00104-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Michael Massengale, Justice
Appellant Brodrick Michael James pleaded guilty to three felony indictments for delivery of a controlled substance. 1 After a nonjury trial on punishment, the court sentenced James to 45 years in prison on each count, to run concurrently.
James appealed. He asserts that the trial court' erred by refusing his request, on the day of trial, for additional time to allow him to retain a new attorney. He also contends that the court erred by admitting into evidence an audio recording of an inadvertent “pocket-dialed” phone call placed to an undercover investigator.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Dears v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Aaron Craig Hinman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2018
- Dave'on Thomas v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2024
- Edin Palacios v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2019
- Felix Daniel Palacios A/K/A Felix Palacios v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2023
- Michael Allen Lee v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2024
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