Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 19, 1980No. 61902PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order revoking probation. On January 6, 1972, appellant pleaded guilty to the felony offense of possession of marihuana; punishment was assessed at 10 years’ probation. On September 21, 1978, appellant’s probation was revoked; appellant was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

At the probation revocation hearing, defense counsel expressed doubt about appellant’s competency and filed a written motion for appointment of a psychiatrist. In support of this motion defense counsel presented two witnesses. The court granted the motion and recessed the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Townsend v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Caballero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Komurke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Bermudez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Valdes-Fuerte v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1994
  3. Barber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Grider v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
  5. Bledsoe v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2000

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