Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 27, 1988No. 05-84-01084-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAKER, Justice.

For the second time, John Willis Thomas appeals his 1984 conviction for involuntary manslaughter. On the first appeal this Court affirmed the conviction because no brief was filed and nothing was presented for review and the record did not disclose any fundamental error. Thomas v. State, 704 S.W.2d 804 (Tex.App.—Dallas 1985, pet. ref’d). On September 30, 1987, the Court of Criminal Appeals granted appellant’s application for writ of habeas corpus and entered an order permitting an out of time appeal. This matter is now before us on this out of time appeal. We affirm the trial…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Bennett v. State of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Matthews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Williamson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Juarez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998
  2. Crispin Manuel Sheldon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2013
  3. Habib, Waad Jajees v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2013

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