Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 3, 1973No. 46654PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of heroin; the punishment, upon a plea of guilty before a jury, eighteen (18) years.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that she was not properly admonished before the court accepted her plea of guilty.

At the outset, appellant plead not guilty. During the course of the trial she changed her plea to that of guilty.

In the absence of the jury the court admonished appellant as to the range of punishment. He inquired whether her plea was “voluntary” and whether she had adequately discussed her case with her attorney. However, there is an entire…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Espinosa v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Heathcock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Guster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Bosworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Bosworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Cameron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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