Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 17, 2009No. PD-0777-08PublishedCited by 758 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · PricePrice, J.
in which WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether, in order to obtain a hearing on a motion for new trial when the basis of the motion is ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must establish a reasonable probability that the outcome would have been different in order to demonstrate reasonable grounds for granting relief. We now hold that for the movant to demonstrate reasonable grounds for relief when alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, he must establish both Strickland…
3Cases cited38 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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4Cited by758 opinions
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- Stokes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
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