Legal Opinion
Young v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 20, 1972No. 45398PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Commissioner.
The conviction is for the offense of attempted burglary, with two prior non-*821capital convictions alleged to enhance the punishment under the provisions of Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.; the punishment, life.
One of the convictions utilized to enhance the punishment was that in Cause No. 11622 in Kaufman County. The appellant urges that it is void because obtained while he was unrepresented by counsel and, therefore, could not be used for the purpose of enhancement of the punishment. Burgett v. Texas, 389 U.S. 109, 88 S.Ct. 258, 19 L.Ed.2d 319 (1967); Greer v. Beto,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Swilley v. McCainTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Greer v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ex Parte AutenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Ex parte ShapleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Foster v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
- Chauncey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1992
- Messina v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995
- McCoy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Messina v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995
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