Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 19, 1984No. B14-83-116CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction of the offense of murder. After a jury trial, the jury assessed punishment at fifty years. Appellant, Jim Wilson, brings two points of error. Point of error one asserts that appellant was denied the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. In point of error two, appellant claims that he was denied due process, a fair trial and effective assistance of counsel because the State was allowed to ask inflammatory and prejudicial improper “Have you heard…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ewing v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Parker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Ralls v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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