Lopez v. State

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals · Decided 2008-05-14

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KELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court. Texas Penal Code § 12.45 permits a defendant (with the prosecutor’s consent) to admit guilt of an unadjudicated extraneous offense, have that offense taken into account by the trial court in sentencing on the primary offense, and thereafter bar any future prosecution for that extraneous offense. <a…

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