· 12/6/1978
Lackey v. State
Citations
- 574 S.W.2d 97
- 1978 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1409
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that trial court’s jurisdiction to proceed on felony information requires valid waiver of indictment
- requiring only that a waiver of indictment be made intelligently, voluntarily, and knowingly while represented by counsel
- because a defendant must personally waive the right to be accused by indictment, silence on the record cannot be construed as a waiver
- defendant must personally waive the right to be accused by indictment
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Judges: Davis, Dally
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