Legal Opinion
Burton v. West
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 3, 1988No. 01-87-00935-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ON PETITION FOR MANDAMUS
WARREN, Justice.
Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus seeks an order directing the Hon. David West to withdraw his order granting discovery and threatening to strike relator’s pleadings if he does not answer interrogatories propounded by the State. The State of Texas brought suit in the trial court seeking to forfeit cash found in relator’s possession when he was arrested on a drug charge.
Relator contends that he may not lawfully be required to answer the interrogatories because they force him to incriminate himself, in violation of the Fifth…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Maness v. MeyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Jampole v. TouchyTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Ex Parte ButlerTexas Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gebhardt v. Gallardo, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1995
- In Re Verbois, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
- In Re SpeerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998
- In Re Edge Capital Group, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2005
- Hobbs v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
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