Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 4/26/2006

Pena v. State

Citations

191 S.W.3d 133
2006 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 832
2006 WL 1084004

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holding that courts should not address constitutional complaints unless necessary for disposition of the case
holding that courts should not address constitutional complaints unless necessary for disposition of the case
holding that an appellate court erred by deciding an unbriefed constitutional issue
explaining that the Supreme Court and state courts have recognized “the desirability of avoiding the adjudication of constitutional issues when at all possible”
explaining that Courts should avoid resolving constitutional issues in cases where adjudication of those issues can be avoided
noting that \[a]ppellate courts are free to review 'unassigned error'--a claim that was preserved in the trial below but was not raised on appeal\ (emphasis added)

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Judges: Cochran, Hervey, Holcomb, Johnson, Keasler, Keller, Meyers, Price, Womack

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