Legal Opinion

Tapia v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided September 17, 1996No. 05-93-01873-CRPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MALONEY, Justice.

The jury convicted appellant of aggravated assault and assessed a four year sentence. In two points of error, appellant contends his conviction violates his federal constitutional right of confrontation and he was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. We •affirm the trial court’s judgment.

BACKGROUND

Complainant was shot in an apparent gang-related, drive-by shooting. Complainant and his brother identified the vehicle from which the shots were fired as a red, four-door, compact car. When the red ear drove up to the shooting scene, its headlights went off, and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Rezac v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Bunton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
  2. Thacker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  3. Wright v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  4. Pedro L. Gochicoa v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  5. Campos v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005

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