Trejo, Roberto Yarit
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-0276-08
ROBERTO YARIT TREJO, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
HARRIS COUNTY
Keller, P.J., filed a concurring opinion in which Meyers, J., joined.
In the past, this Court often demonstrated confusion over the concept of jurisdiction. We have said "jurisdiction" when we really meant "authority," and we have failed to clearly distinguish the types of jurisdiction. When this Court previously had an expansive notion of fundamental error, it did not matter so much whether we…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Nix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Studer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Garcia v. DialCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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