Legal Opinion

Alvin Wesley Prine Jr. v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided August 4, 2016No. 14-15-00313-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed in Part, Reversed and Remanded in Part, and Majority and Dissenting Opinions filed August 4, 2016. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-15-00313-CR ALVIN WESLEY PRINE, JR., Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 75th District Court Liberty County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CR30786 DISSENTING OPINION We must deny relief on an ineffective-assistance claim on direct appeal if the record does not provide trial counsel’s explanations for his conduct, unless there is no possible legitimate trial strategy.1 This appeal is not one of the rare cases in which 1 See…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  2. Goodspeed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. Ortiz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. DeLeon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2010
  5. Lee Joseph v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012

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