Legal Opinion
Goodspeed v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 6, 2005No. PD-1882-03Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
187 S.W.3d 390 (2005)
Melvin GOODSPEED, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas.
No. PD-1882-03.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
April 6, 2005.
James E. Davis, Texarkana, for appellant.
Nicole Habersang, Assist. DA, Texarkana, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for state.
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J., joined by Price, Womack, Keasler, Hervey and Cochran
We must determine whether the failure to ask any questions during voir dire and the exercise of two peremptory challenges on jurors who had already been excused constitute performance that is so obviously deficient that inquiry into the reasons for counsel's conduct becomes unnecessary. We hold that an inquiry into the…
3Cases cited38 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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