Legal Opinion
Hackett v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided March 9, 2005No. 10-03-00269-CRPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORRECTED1 OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
A jury convicted Cecil Jackson Hackett of stealing $33,000 in cash through a fraudulent investment scheme. Hackett pleaded “true” to allegations of prior convictions enhancing his punishment to that for an habitual offender, and the jury assessed his punishment at life imprisonment.
Hackett contends in two issues that: (1) the State’s notice of its intent to use prior convictions for enhancement purposes was untimely because it was filed less than a week before trial; and (2) the court abused its discretion by denying his motion for mistrial after an…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Hollins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
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