Legal Opinion

Chris Sanchez v. State

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

Decided March 6, 2013No. 08-11-00074-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § CHRIS SANCHEZ, No. 08-11-00074-CR § Appellant, Appeal from the § v. 41st Judicial District Court § THE STATE OF TEXAS, of El Paso County, Texas § Appellee. (TC# 20090D01202) § OPINION Chris Sanchez appeals the trial court’s judgment convicting him of murdering Leah Leggett and sentencing him to life imprisonment. In two issues, Sanchez argues that the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of extraneous offenses and bad acts and that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. Concluding that neither issue has merit, we…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Marin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Salinas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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