Legal Opinion

Lofton v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 12, 1989No. A14-88-00682-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURPHY, Justice.

Appellant, Glenn Ray Lofton, appeals from denial of a pre-trial petition for habe-as corpus. He was originally indicted with auto theft enhanced by two prior felony convictions. A jury found him guilty as charged. After finding the enhancement allegations true, the trial court assessed punishment at thirty years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant then filed a motion for a new trial, but the record contains only the first and last page of what appears to be a three page motion. While the first page of his motion shows that appellant sought a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. Ex Parte Stowe, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
  5. Hamilton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lofton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Ex Parte QueenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Ex Parte QueenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994

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