Means v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
September 1984
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Santobello v. New York · Ex Parte Shields · Ex Parte Thomas · Woods v. State · Bedell v. State
Most-quoted passages
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““In the instant case sentence was pronounced on August 2, 1976 without any showing the court overruled the motion for new trial or that the motion was withdrawn. The timely motion for new trial would not have been overruled by operation of law until August 12, 1976, twenty days after it was filed. St. Jules v. State, 438 S.W.2d 568 (Tex.Cr.App.1969); Morton v. State, 502 S.W.2d 121 (Tex.Cr.App.1973). The sentencing having been improperly and untimely pronounced without the timely filed motion for new trial having been overruled by action of the court or by operation of law and at a time when the motion had not been withdrawn, the sentence is voidable and the appeal must be dismissed. See Ex parte Shields, 550 S.W.2d 670 (Tex.Cr.App. Opinion on State’s Motion for Rehearing, May 18, 1977)... . ” (Footnote omitted.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gordon v. State
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