Legal Opinion

McCowan v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided December 2, 1996No. 05-91-01613-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LAGARDE, Justice.

Vonnie Gerald McCowan appeals his conviction for robbery. Appellant pleaded guilty and, pursuant to a plea bargain, the trial court sentenced appellant to five years’ imprisonment and a $750 fine. Appellant brings four points of error contending that: (a) the trial court erred in not granting appellant’s motion for new trial; (b) appellant’s plea and waiver of rights were not voluntary, knowing, and intelligent; and (c) appellant lacked effective assistance of counsel at trial and on appeal. We dismiss appellant’s first, second, and fourth points of error. We overrule…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lyon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Whitten v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Soto v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Threadgill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  2. Estrada v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  3. Morfin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
  4. Bryan Douglas Threadgill v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  5. Chatmon, Anthony v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003

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