Legal Opinion
Charles v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 6, 2004No. 1729-03, 1730-03, 1731-03PublishedCited by 447 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
joined by MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON and HOLCOMB, JJ.
In this case we hold that an appellate court, in its review of a trial court’s ruling on a motion for new trial: 1) should apply a deferential standard of review to the trial court’s resolution of historical facts; and 2) may rely upon implied findings of fact that are supported by the record to uphold the trial court’s ruling, even when the trial court is not faced with expressly conflicting affidavits or testimony. 1 We therefore affirm the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, which had held the same. 2
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Appellant, a fourteen-year-old…
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