Legal Opinion

Perez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided March 11, 2009No. 07-08-0327-CRPublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.

Gilbert Alexander Perez was convicted after a guilty plea of delivery of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) in an amount of one gram or more but less than four grams. Punishment was tried to the court, and appellant was sentenced to 25 years confinement and ordered to pay attorney’s fees in an amount of $1,250. He appeals that sentence by contending 1) that it is grossly disproportionate to the offense, 2) the record does not contain evidence of how the amount of attorney’s fees was calculated, and 3) there is no evidence that he had the ability to pay…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Robert McGruder v. Steven W. PuckettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  2. Winchester v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  3. Jacoby v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  4. Jacobs v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2002

3Cited by96 opinions

  1. Barrera v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2009
  2. Owen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011
  3. Paul David Wolfe v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2012
  4. Perez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2010
  5. Armstrong v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2010

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