Campbell v. State

Decided March 30, 1983

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1983-03-30

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“To prevent any misunderstanding, we take this opportunity to emphasize that the summary refusal of a petition for discretionary review by this Court is of no prece-dential value. This is true where the petition is refused without opinion, as is the usual practice, as well as where the petition is refused with a brief opinion disavowing the reasoning employed by the Court of Appeals, as in the instant case. The Bench and Bar of the State should not assume that the summary refusal of a petition for discretionary review lends any additional authority to the opinion of the Court of Appeals.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Smith v. State

Relies on Campbell v. State

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Decided 1983-03-30

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Cited by 33 later decisions — most recently November 2008 · most notably Plante v. State (1985), Sheffield v. State (1983)

31 state decisions

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¶1 OPINION ON APPELLANTS’ PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

¶2 Appellants were convicted of the offense of aggravated robbery, and punishment was assessed at imprisonment for 30 years. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Campbell v. State, 644 S.W.2d 154 (Tex.App.—Austin, 1982).

¶3 We agree with the Court of Appeals that Appellants’ convictions should be affirmed. Accordingly, Appellants’ petitions for discretionary review will be refused. As is true in every case, refusal of discretionary review by this Court does not constitute an endorsement or adoption of the reasoning employed by the Court of Appeals.

¶4 Appellants’ petitions for discretionary review are refused.

¶5 IT IS SO ORDERED this 30th day of March, 1983.