Brooks v. Howard
Citations
- 30 Tex. 278
Syllabus
<p>A third application for a continuance is addressed to the sound discretion of the court. (Paschal’s Dig., Art. 1509, Note 595.)</p> <p>But, even in a third application for a continuance, there may be circumstances when to overrule the motion is error. (See the opinion for such a case.)</p>
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- deciding in a review for plain error that the filing of more serious charge after a mistrial did not raise a recognizable presumption of vindictiveness
- deciding in a review for plain error that the filing of more serious charge after a mistrial did not raise a recognizable presumption of vindictiveness
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