Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Walton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 4, 1981No. 68841PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This post-conviction habeas corpus proceeding was brought under the provisions of Article 11.07, V.A.C.C.P.

Petitioner was originally convicted of robbery, and his punishment was assessed at life imprisonment by virtue of two prior felony convictions alleged and proved. On appeal his conviction was reversed because of a fundamentally defective charge to the jury. See Walton v. State, 575 S.W.2d 25 (Tex.Cr.App.1978).

Following the reversal, the petitioner was indicted for the same conduct with the same prior convictions alleged for enhancement of punishment.…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Ex Parte AlexanderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Ronk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Walton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Guzman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
  3. Heathcoat v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Ruiz Avalos v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Bigler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986

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