Trevino v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “The cornerstone of the restricted appeal from an adjudication hearing is not that the right to appeal is a legislatively created right, as this court has erroneously stated in the past. Rather, it is that the constitutionally — grounded right to appeal may be regulated by the legislature. [3] Specifically, "in this state, the right of appeal is conferred only by the Constitution, with such exceptions or limitations as the legislature directs by statute." [4] Constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection require that once the right to appeal a criminal conviction exists, it must be fairly applied. [5]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Whitney v. State

2. “premise that the Texas Constitution does not provide a right to appellate review of criminal convictions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Whitney v. State