Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 8, 1998No. 1035-96Published
1Opinion of the Court
973 S.W.2d 954 (1998)
Demetrius JACKSON, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas.
No. 1035-96.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.
July 8, 1998.
Paul J. Hilbert, Houston, for appellant.
Dan McCrory, Assistant District Attorney, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for the State.
Before the court en banc.
OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
2Per curiam
A jury convicted the appellant of felony possession of cocaine. After finding that the appellant had two prior felony convictions, the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for twenty-five years. The appellant appealed, claiming…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
3Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
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