Legal Opinion

Allen Thomas Sample v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided July 19, 2021No. 05-19-01254-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed and Opinion Filed July 19, 2021 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-19-01254-CR ALLEN THOMAS SAMPLE, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 196th District Court Hunt County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 31279 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Myers, Osborne, and Carlyle Opinion by Justice Osborne A jury convicted Allen Thomas Sample of murder and sentenced him to forty years’ imprisonment. Appellant raises three issues on appeal: (1) trial counsel was ineffective for not filing a motion to suppress Appellant’s statement made in…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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