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· 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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