Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided June 9, 1999No. 10-98-268-CRPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILL VANCE, Justice.
A jury convicted Michael .Gonzalez of aggravated kidnapping and sentenced him to 65 years in prison. Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 20.04 (Vernon Supp.1999). He appeals on two issues. First, he alleges that the court erred in failing to sustain a challenge for cause regarding a biased juror. Second, he asserts that his trial counsel was ineffective. We will overrule his first issue, find that he has not preserved the second, and affirm the judgment.
On October 31, 1997, Gonzalez accosted Meredith Allen, a high school senior, outside a Cleburne restaurant- as she was unlocking…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Ex Parte TorresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Reyes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Coronado v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
- Foster v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999
- Jaubert v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
- in the Matter of M.E.R., a Juvenile, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999
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