Legal Opinion

Edwards v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided June 23, 1999No. 08-97-00518-CRPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for four counts of indecency with a child. The appellant, Jeffrey Edwards, entered an open guilty plea to the trial court, and the court sentenced him to five years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

FACTS

On September 10, 1997, Edwards pleaded guilty to four counts of indecency with a child. The trial court admonished Edwards regarding the range of punishment and Edwards’ right to a jury trial. In response to the court’s questioning, Edwards…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  5. Ex Parte CruzCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Purchase v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  2. Godoy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  3. Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
  4. Allan Wayne Brubaker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2005
  5. Christopher Cardell Ceasar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008

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