Legal Opinion

Maestas v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided February 12, 1998No. 13-96-310-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., Justice.

A jury found appellant, Patricia Maestas, guilty of the offense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, 1 and the trial court assessed her punishment at ten years’ confinement. The trial court also found that the offense involved the use of a deadly weapon. By nine points of error, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support her conviction, that the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence, and that her trial counsel did not provide effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

On October 23, 1993, Jose Vicente Garcia, John…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Maestas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Ford v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  3. Edwards v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  4. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. Mitten v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002

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