Legal Opinion
Andrade v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 16, 1971No. 43922PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the possession of heroin. The punishment was assessed by the court on a plea of guilty at fifteen years.
In his first two grounds of error, appellant complains that the trial court denied him the effective assistance of counsel by denying his motion for continuance to allow him to find retained counsel of his own choosing.
Appellant was indicted on August 20, 1969, but was not arrested until March 30, 1970. Counsel was appointed to represent him on May 5, 1970. On May 28, 1970, a hearing was held on appellant’s motion to quash the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Parker v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pruett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- United States v. Walter Rex Johnston, Iii, United States of America v. Harry BalkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. David Henry Mitchell, IIICourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Jack v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Woodard v. Texas Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Utsman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Keys v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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