Legal Opinion
Robert Burke v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided October 20, 2011No. 01-11-00190-CRPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.
A jury found appellant guilty of two counts of aggravated-sexual assault of a child. 1 The jury assessed punishment at 70 years in prison with the sentences to run concurrently. Raising the same three issues in each appeal, appellant contends that (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel during the guilt-innocence phase of trial; (2) the trial court abused its discretion by permitting the State to proffer expert opinion testimony regarding the truthfulness of the complainant child; and (3) the trial court erred during the punishment phase of trial…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Rylander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
- Weatherred v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Andrews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Bezerra v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
- Jesse Beam v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
- Rigoberto Pantoja v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
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