Legal Opinion

Suff v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 21, 1976No. 51152 and 51153PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

Appellants, husband and wife, were tried together upon their pleas of not guilty and convicted of the murder of their infant daughter. A jury assessed punishment at seventy years for each.

Appellant William Suff’s appointed attorneys have filed a brief in which they conclude that his appeal is frivolous. He has been so informed and has exercised his right to file a pro se brief. This procedure is in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and Gainous v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 436 S.W.2d 137. Appellant Teryl Suff urges one ground…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gainous v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Wood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Middleton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. Creel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Valdez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Wygal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Tarpley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Mendoza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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