Godbehere v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “By waiving his right to appeal without the trial court’s permission, which he did not secure, appellant waived his claimed deprivation of constitutional guarantees, both under the federal constitution, Barnes v. Lynaugh, 817 F.2d 336, 340 (5th Cir.1987), and the state constitution. Accord Lyon v. State, 872 S.W.2d at 736 (a defendant is required “to obtain the trial court’s permission to appeal any matter in the case except for those matters raised by written motion and ruled on before trial”); Shall horn v. State, 732 S.W.2d 636, 638 (Tex.Crim.App.1987) (plea of guilty voluntarily and understandingly made waives all non-jurisdictional defects, including claimed deprivation of state due course of law).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Anderson v. State