Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Menchaca
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 12, 1993No. 71567PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAIRD, Judge.
This is a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 11.07, § 2. Applicant was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance and sentenced to seventy-three years confinement. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Menchaca v. State, No. 03-90-0028-CR (Tex.App. — Austin, delivered February 13, 1991, pet. ref’d). Ap plicant contends he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. 1
Applicant was tried for delivery of 0.13 grains of methamphetamine. During cross-examination, the State elicited testimony from…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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- Bridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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3Cited by184 opinions
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