Legal Opinion
Guevara v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided January 7, 1999No. 14-95-01342-CRPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
J. HARVEY HUDSON, Justice.
Appellant, Leopoldo Espinosa Guevara, entered a plea of not guilty to the offense of aggravated robbery. 1 He was convicted and the jury assessed an enhanced punishment of confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life. Guevara brings two points of error, contending (1) he was denied his right to a speedy trial, and (2) the trial court erred in admitting his oral statement. We affirm.
Factual Background
On October 7, 1990, Officer Michael Hef-fler was dispatched to the scene of a homicide. The victim suffered stab…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Henson, Kevin RayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
- Oldham v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
- Wade v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
- Frabon Crocker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
- Craig Porter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2017
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