Legal Opinion

Daugereau v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 28, 1989No. 13-88-202-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

A jury found that appellant forged a check and assessed his punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at 25 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm.

In his first and second points of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in admitting his confession into evidence. Although appellant objected to the admission of the confession at trial, we agree with the State that he subsequently waived any objection by testifying at the punishment phase of trial and admitting his guilt. Where a defendant takes the stand at the punishment phase and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. DeGarmo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Tullos v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
  2. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Brian Keith Degrate v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1990
  4. Candace Marie Grams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
  5. Edward G. Robinson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2006

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