Boston v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Boston v. State, 871 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994)
1994 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 32; 1994 WL 81386
Per Curiam

Boston v. State

Opinion

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted Appellant of robbery and assessed his punishment at twenty-five years imprisonment after finding he was a habitual offender. This conviction was reversed. Boston v. State, 833 S.W.2d 334 (Tex.App.— Waco 1992).

The Court of Appeals held that Article 36.01, V.A.C.C.P., allows a defendant to make an opening statement before the State presents its case even if the State does not make an opening statement. However, we have since determined that Art. 36.01 allows a defendant to make an opening statement pri- or to presentation of the State’s case only when the State first makes one. Moore v. State, 868 S.W.2d 787 (Tex.Cr.App. 1993). The State’s petitions for discretionary review are therefore summarily granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed and the cause is remanded to the Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of the opinion in Moore, supra.

Reference

Full Case Name
Darrell Lee BOSTON, Appellant, v. the STATE of Texas, Appellee
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published