Legal Opinion

Grantham v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided September 10, 2003No. 12-00-00270-CRPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JAMES T. WORTHEN, Chief Justice.

David Grantham appeals his jury conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. After finding him guilty, the jury assessed punishment at sixty years of imprisonment. In four issues, Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

Background

State’s Evidence

A fingerprint examiner testified, verifying the fact that Appellant was the man convicted of burglary of a habitation on October 9,1991. Appellant’s parole officer testified that, on December…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  2. Adam Mirelez v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2024
  3. Adolph Favela v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2013
  4. Brent Mergerson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2013
  5. Danny Clayton Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2019

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