Legal Opinion
Sellers v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 14, 1973No. 45710PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at life.
The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.
Appellant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because of the court’s failure to continue the trial so that his retained counsel could prepare for trial and that, as a result of the denial of the continuance, he was unable to obtain witnesses in his behalf.
The offense for which appellant was tried occurred on November 26, 1969. Appellant obtained the services of retained counsel on November 28, 1969.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Alex Popeko, Fred Del Genio and Thomas Edward Harty v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Guerrero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Jesse Frank Howard v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hunnicutt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Elizalde v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Wesley Sellers v. W. J. Estelle, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Curtis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Williams v. EstelleDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1976
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