Legal Opinion
Okonkwo, Chidiebele Gabriel
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 15, 2013No. PD-0207-12PublishedCited by 161 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · AlcalaAlcala, J.
KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
The State’s petition for discretionary review asks whether trial counsel for Chidie-bele Gabriel Okonkwo, appellant, rendered ineffective assistance by failing to request a jury instruction on the defense of mistake of fact.1 Answering this question in the affirmative, the court of appeals reversed appellant’s conviction for forgery of money. Okonkwo v. State, 357 S.W.3d 815, 821 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2011); Tex. Penal Code § 32.21(b).2 The State asserts two challenges. First, it contends that…
3Cases cited19 opinions
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