Legal Opinion

Craig Stephen Gerhardt v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided September 14, 2011No. 08-10-00007-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

CRAIG STEPHEN GERHARDT, SR.,

Appellant,

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THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee.

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No. 08-10-00007-CR

Appeal from the

221st Judicial District Court

of Montgomery County, Texas

(TC# 08-02-01425-CR)

O P I N I O N

Appellant was convicted of indecency with a child by sexual contact. The trial court assessed punishment at 6 years’ confinement. After the court denied his motion for new trial, Appellant perfected this appeal. He argues that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel, and that the evidence was factually…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Goodspeed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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