Legal Opinion

Alexander v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided May 14, 2009No. 14-07-00635-CRPublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LESLIE B. YATES, Justice.

Appellant Victoria Lynn Alexander was convicted of driving while intoxicated and sentenced to 180 days’ confinement, probated for one year, and a $500 fine. Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying her motion for new trial, in which she asserted the State used false testimony to secure her conviction and she received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

I. Background

The State charged appellant with driving while intoxicated. The information alleged that appellant had lost the normal use of her mental or physical faculties…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Royerick Washington v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  2. DeLeon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
  3. John Acosta v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
  4. Nadal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011
  5. Alfred Ochoa v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010

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