Legal Opinion

Cline v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 24, 1985No. 01-84-0321-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

A jury convicted the appellant of forgery, a third degree felony, upon finding that she possessed a forged check with intent to utter it. Tex.Penal Code Ann. sec. 32.21 (Vernon 1974). The court assessed punishment of two years probation. She brings three grounds of error asserting that the court erred by denying her motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial; that the evidence was insufficient; and that the jury charge was fundamentally defective for failing to describe an offense. We overrule these grounds of error and affirm the judgment.

The appellant filed two…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Hart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Howell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007
  2. Casey Joe Cochnauer v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2021
  3. Shunta Bailey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2020
  4. Tavares Antwan Ryan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011

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