Legal Opinion

Wooten v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 25, 1981No. 66155PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appellant pleaded guilty, and judicially confessed, to a charge of robbery. The court assessed a punishment of seven years’ confinement. The appellant sets forth two grounds of error. One is that the indictment should have been set aside because the State was not ready for trial within the time specified by V.A.C C.P. Article 32A.02, Section 1. The other, alternative ground is that the trial court erred in accepting a plea of guilty that was made in reliance on an agreement that the first ground could be appealed. We must overrule the first ground of error, but in so…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Ferguson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Hoskins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Riggall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Killebrew v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by79 opinions

  1. Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  2. Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Ex Parte EvansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Broddus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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