Legal Opinion

Kelly v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 25, 1973No. 47421PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

The conviction was for robbery by assault on a plea of guilty to the court; the punishment, five (5) years.

The sole ground of error advanced by his attorney is that the court erred in not granting a new trial because he says the undisputed record shows that appellant was persuaded and overreached by his attorney to enter a plea of guilty.

Appellant’s trial attorney was retained, but he is represented by a different retained attorney on the appeal.

The stipulated evidence, including a judicial confession of appellant showed that Le Marion Kelly and Johnny O’Neal…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Erdelyan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Koch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Meyers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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