Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 11, 1984No. 64651Published

1Opinion

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

THOMAS G. DAVIS, Judge.

After finding appellant guilty of the offense of aggravated robbery, the jury assessed punishment at 99 years.

On original submission we affirmed appellant’s conviction, but set aside the trial court’s order which cumulated the instant sentence with other sentences being served by appellant. We held that the trial court’s sentence which ordered the sentence of 99 years “be stacked on” appellant’s other sentences was “not adequate to direct clearly and unequivocally officials of the Texas Department of Corrections that appellant is…

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Resnick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Ex Parte LewisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Ex Parte ReynoldsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Gordon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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