Legal Opinion

Jordan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 22, 1977No. 54232PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in two counts in one indictment for the offenses of burglary of a building with intent to commit theft and theft. Trial was before the court upon a plea of guilty. Punishment was assessed at two years on each count.

This was an attempt to prosecute pursuant to V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Sections 3.01 and 3.02, and Article 21.24, V.A.C.C.P., as amended, wherein a single prosecution is allowed for multiple offenses arising out of the same criminal episode. “Criminal episode” is defined in V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 3.01, as “the repeated commission of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Cunningham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  5. Franco v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Meeks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Drake v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Barecky v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Gordon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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