Legal Opinion
in Re the State of Texas Ex Rel. Stephen B. Tyler
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided October 30, 2015No. 13-15-00317-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
NUMBER 13-15-00317-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG IN RE THE STATE OF TEXAS EX REL. STEPHEN B. TYLER On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Benavides and Perkes Memorandum Opinion by Justice Perkes1 By petition for writ of mandamus, relator, the State of Texas ex rel. Stephen B. Tyler, contends that the trial court erred in convening a sentencing hearing before the bench because the State had not waived its right to a jury trial. We agree with the State and conditionally grant mandamus relief in…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- State ex rel. Young v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Appeals at TexarkanaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Singer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- In Re STATE of Texas Ex Rel. David P. WEEKSCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
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