Legal Opinion

Beheler v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 16, 1999No. 2-98-475-CRPublishedCited by 162 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SAM J. DAY, Justice.

A jury convicted Michael Shawn Beheler of aggravated sexual assault and assessed punishment at 60 years’ confinement. On appeal, Beheler alleges (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel and (2) the trial court committed reversible error in admitting the victim’s hearsay statements.

We affirm.

*185I. BACKGROUND

Because Beheler does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, only a brief recitation of the facts is necessary.

At 11:30 p.m. on February 27, 1998, Beheler asked Jennifer Ellis, his common-law wife, to leave their home and go buy more beer for him.…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by162 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  2. Sandoval v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  3. Matz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Wright v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2005
  5. Barnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005

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