Legal Opinion
State v. Perkins
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 7, 1995No. 2-94-513-CRPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LIVINGSTON, Justice.
On February 16, 1992, the car in which Michael Kevin Perkins was a passenger was stopped by police for speeding. The police patted down Perkins and found a small bag of marihuana in his pocket. On March 5, 1992, the State charged Perkins with the possession of less than two ounces of marihuana, announced ready for trial, and filed a plea bargain offer with the court. Perkins was not notified about the charges or the plea bargain offer until the trial court sent him a letter on April 30, 1993 over a year later. On November 17,1994, the trial court dismissed the case…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
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- Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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3Cited by20 opinions
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