Legal Opinion

Spencer v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 14, 1971No. 43646PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery where the punishment was assessed at 30 years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant’s court appointed counsel on appeal after an examination of the record concluded that the appeal was frivolous and without merit. Aware of his duties as prescribed by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493, and the procedure recommended in Gainous v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 436 S.W.2d 137, counsel filed a brief assigning two grounds that might arguably support the appeal.

While it is not…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Gainous v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Bowman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Price v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Taulung v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1998
  2. Gabriel Gonzales v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1991
  3. Joseph Michael Fernandez v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2003
  4. Kenneth A. Tootle, Et Ux v. Thomas M. Moore, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1998
  5. Trinity Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999

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