Legal Opinion
Valdes-Fuerte v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided December 7, 1994No. 04-94-00058-CRPublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARDBERGER, Justice.
The appellant, Lourdes Valdes-Fuerte, was indicted for the offense of murder. A jury found her guilty and punishment was assessed as imprisonment for thirty years. Appellant appeals the conviction.
Competency Hearing
Appellant asserts in her first point of error that the trial court erred in fading to hold a hearing to determine appellant’s competency to stand trial. In her second point of error appellant asserts that she was legally incompetent to stand trial and to convict her violates her rights to due process and due course of law.
The test of legal competence to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- State v. GonzalezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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3Cited by76 opinions
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- Ryan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1996
- Anthony Wert v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
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