Legal Opinion

Jordan Dwayne Nichols v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 12, 2016No. 14-15-00259-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

William J. Boyce, Justice

As part of a plea agreement, appellant Jordan Dwayne Nichols pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor offense of possession of drug paraphernalia. More than two years later, appellant filed a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus contending that his guilty plea was involuntary because trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Appellant’s post-conviction writ was denied, and appellant appealed. We affirm,

BACKGROUND

A Pearland police officer stopped appellant after appellant failed to signal when exiting a grocery store parking lot on May 7, 2012. The officer…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  5. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Arthur Clarence Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019
  2. Joseph Fernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019
  3. Joseph Fernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019
  4. Shawn Deroyce Sargeon v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2021

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