Legal Opinion

Melvin Hall Jr. v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided November 4, 2010No. 02-09-00213-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

02-09-213-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 02-09-00213-CR

MELVIN HALL JR.

APPELLANT

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS

STATE

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FROM CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO. 3 OF TARRANT COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

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I. Introduction

Appellant Melvin Hall Jr. appeals his conviction for three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child. In two points, Hall argues that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting an extraneous offense in the guilt/innocence phase and that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Salinas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Mallett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001

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