Legal Opinion

Matthew Duane Garman v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided October 28, 2010No. 02-10-00019-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 02-10-00019-CR

MATTHEW DUANE GARMAN

APPELLANT

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS

STATE

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FROM THE 396TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

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In two issues, Matthew Duane Garman challenges the effectiveness of his trial counsel and the trial court’s ruling limiting his cross-examination of a witness. We affirm.

Background

Appellant entered an open plea of guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon arising from his pointing a gun at Jennie Estep-Ford outside of a party at her house. The trial court deferred…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Salinas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Mallett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001

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