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State v. Sephus

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided November 1, 2000No. 10-98-338-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

After an evidentiary hearing, the trial judge dismissed an indictment for capital murder, with prejudice. The State appealed. Because we find that the dismissal was required by the plain meaning and mandate of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (the “Detainers Act”), we affirm.1 Tex.Code Crim.ProcAnn. art. 51.14 (Vernon 1979).

FACTS

The pertinent facts established by the record are:

• Sephus was charged with capital murder in Leon County, alleged to have occurred on August 24,1994;

• Sephus was charged with capital murder in Harris County, alleged to have been…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. McDuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. State v. MasonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. United States v. Ronnie Dean HallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. Miles, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  2. Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
  3. Ex Parte Doster, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2009
  4. Kirvin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2011
  5. State v. Earl Scott Chesnut, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2014

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