Legal Opinion

Christian v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 31, 1993No. 05-91-01551-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LAGARDE, Justice.

Terry DeKarl Christian appeals his conviction and eight-year sentence for unlawful possession with intent to deliver cocaine. Christian appeals from the judgment revoking probation. In his first two points of error, Christian asserts that both the judgments granting and revoking probation are void because (1) the district court’s failure to review the magistrate’s actions violated the Dallas County Magistrate’s Act, 1 and (2) the Act violates, both facially and as applied, article five, sections one and seven of the Texas Constitution. In a third point, Christian…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Garcia v. DialCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Fairfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Santikos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Whetstone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. Ex Parte StaceyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Clark v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1999
  2. Gaston v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2001
  3. Gary v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Fennell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Alvin Glen Limbaugh, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999

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