Legal Opinion

Sullivan v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided August 20, 1998No. 13-97-867-CRPublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Jerry Sullivan guilty of burglary of a habitation and assessed punishment at confinement for ten years, probated for ten years. Sentence was imposed in accordance with the jury’s findings on September 16, 1987. On September 4, 1997, the State filed a motion to revoke appellant’s community supervision. Sullivan pleaded true to four of the alleged violations. Upon his plea, and after a hearing, the trial court revoked Sullivan’s community supervision and sentenced Sullivan to five years imprisonment.

In a single point of error, Sullivan…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Robert McGruder v. Steven W. PuckettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  4. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Simmons v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1997

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Jackson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  2. Trevino v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2005
  3. Dunn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999
  4. Thomas Allen Hammer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. ANTHONY DePHILLIP v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2009

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