Legal Opinion

State v. Gill

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided April 24, 1998No. 03-97-00588-CRPublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KIDD, Justice.

Appellee Michael Todd Gill was convicted on one count of aggravated assault and sentenced to serve twenty years in the state penitentiary. After judgment was rendered, Gill filed a motion for new trial on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel. Following two evidentiary healings, the motion for new trial was granted. In two points of error, the State argues that the trial court abused its discretion in granting Gill a new trial. We will affirm.

BACKGROUND

This case presents some very unique facts. Michael Todd Gill was indicted on two counts of aggravated assault for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. State v. GonzalezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. State v. Read, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
  5. Lee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. Cueva v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2011
  2. State v. Kelley, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
  3. State v. Boyd, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
  4. Ramirez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
  5. Brennan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009

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