Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided January 28, 1988No. 01-87-00502-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JACK SMITH, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for burglary of a habitation. After his motion to suppress was denied, appellant pleaded guilty in a plea agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, the State abandoned the enhancement paragraph, and the trial court accepted appellant’s plea, setting the punishment at 15 years confinement.

Initially, the State challenges the jurisdiction of this Court, claiming that appellant has failed to properly file a written notice of his appeal under Tex.R.App.P. 40(b)(1). The State contends specifically that: 1) the written notice filed was intended to serve…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Taylor v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Carter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
  2. Vercher v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
  3. Dewees v. SweeneyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
  4. Booty, Scott Doyce v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  5. State v. Terry Shannon Baker, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2013

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