Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 25, 2009No. PD-0613-08PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
The court of appeals rejected appellant’s claim that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel at trial. We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
In August 2006, a Potter County grand jury returned an indictment charging appellant with burglary of a habitation under Texas Penal Code § 30.02(a)(2). 1 The indictment also alleged, for purposes of punishment enhancement, that appellant had two prior felony convictions.
Trial under the indictment was had before a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Herron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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3Cited by155 opinions
- Royerick Washington v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
- William Alan Kennedy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2013
- State v. Bounhiza, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
- Joe Manuel Diaz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
- in the Matter of F.L.R., a Juvenile, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2009
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