Legal Opinion
Richardson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 13, 1974No. 47658PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for sale of dangerous drugs. The jury assessed punishment at eight years.
Appellant was convicted of the sale of four amphetamine tablets to Alan Tittle, an undercover agent for the Department of Public Safety. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.
Appellant first contends that the trial court committed reversible error in failing to arraign him until after the State had closed its case.
The record discloses that the indictment was returned by the grand jury on March 30, 1972, and that appellant was arrested on August 21,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Satterwhite v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Baldwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Mulder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Toler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Saunders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Ashcraft v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
- State v. HassbergerSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
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