Legal Opinion

Burnett v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided April 4, 1990No. 05-89-00048-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROWE, Justice.

A jury convicted Charles Albert Burnett of two separate offenses of aggravated robbery. The jury then assessed punishment at fifteen years’ confinement for one offense and at fifty years’ confinement for the other offense. In two points of error, appellant contends that his constitutional rights regarding self-incrimination and remaining silent were violated. In two other points of error, appellant argues that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. We disagree and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Charles A. Burnett v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  2. State v. Balderas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  3. Lasker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Brian Eric Hopkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
  5. Burnett v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993

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