Legal Opinion

Sockwell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 10, 1968No. 41175Published

1Opinion

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

MORRISON, Judge.

Appellant’s contention is that Articles 36.14 and 36.15, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., as applied in his case are unconstitutional, because he had an agreement with the State that his objections to the charge, though orally made, might be considered as having been properly made in writing. We are not here concerned or bound by any agreement which may have been made by the prosecutor during the course of the trial. We are here called upon to pass on the question of whether the statutes mentioned as construed by this Court constitute a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Coggins v. O'brien, WardenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
  2. Berg v. CranorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
  3. United States ex rel. Marelia v. BurkeDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1951

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