Legal Opinion

Delatorre v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided December 11, 1997No. 03-97-00121-CRPublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Justice.

Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, Appellant Jose Cruz Delatorre pled no contest to manslaughter and was sentenced to eleven years’ imprisonment. Delatorre appeals the judgment in several points of error contending that he has a general right to appeal and that his plea was entered involuntarily. Additionally, he attempts to appeal a matter raised in a written pretrial motion. We will affirm the judgment of the trial court.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On May 1,1996, Delatorre was charged by indictment for causing the death of Kathryn Mayes by intoxication manslaughter…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Lyon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. Basham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Morales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Buck v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  2. Threadgill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  3. State v. MalcolmSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
  4. Shankle v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  5. Moreno v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2010

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