Legal Opinion
State v. Broaddus
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 20, 1999No. Nos. 1458-97 to 1462-97PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWomack, J.
in which McCORMICK, P.J., MANSFIELD, KELLER, PRICE, HOLLAND, JOHNSON, and KEASLER, JJ., joined.
In these cases we decide that a district court is authorized to impanel more than one grand jury during a regular term of court.
A grand jury in Brazoria County presented five indictments against the appel-lee for official misconduct. Penal Code § 36.08. The trial court granted the appel-lee’s motion to dismiss the indictments after finding that the grand jury which presented the indictments was unauthorized. The State appealed, and the Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Farrar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
- State v. BroaddusCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
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