Legal Opinion
Antonio Bermudez v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 28, 2015No. 01-14-00160-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Harvey Brown, Justice
A jury found Antonio Bermudez guilty of aggravated assault. 1 He filed a motion for new trial complaining of his trial counsel’s inability to hear unspecified portions of the trial. He further asserted that his attorney’s inability to hear effectively deprived him of his sixth amendment right to counsel. The trial court denied the motion without a hearing. On appeal, he argues that the trial court abused its discretion by not holding a hearing. We hold that (1) Bermudez preserved this issue for appellate review but (2) his motion does not present reasonable grounds…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Wright v. Van PattenSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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