Legal Opinion
Atkins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 20, 1974No. 49155PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is robbery; the punishment, 22 years.
We are met at the outset with an allegation of deprivation of due process in that appellant was retried in this cause alone solely for vindictive purposes. We will state the sequence of events.
On the 19th day of April 1971, this appellant entered a plea of guilty to two indictments charging the offense of robbery. His punishment was assessed at 12 years in each case. The court ordered the terms to be served concurrently, and notice of appeal was timely given.
On May 28, 1971, appellant and several • other inmates effected…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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