Legal Opinion
Heard v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided February 22, 1995No. 06-94-00050-CRPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLEIL, Justice.
Jerry Heard appeals from his conviction for murder. Heard contends that the trial court, erred in trying him in absentia, that there is insufficient evidence to support his conviction, that error in the jury charge caused him egregious harm, and that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. We resolve the issues in favor of the State and affirm.
In July 1992, Heard was living in an apartment at a Queen City motel. James Dake, a maintenance man and security guard at the motel, saw Heard in the motel parking lot on the afternoon of July 8,1992, accompanied by…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by27 opinions
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