Legal Opinion
Amaya v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 16, 1984No. 01-83-0382-CR, 01-83-0383-CR and 01-83-0384-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
The appellants, three brothers hereafter referred to by their first names, were convicted by a jury of aggravated rape, and the jury assessed punishment at 40 years imprisonment for Jose and Israel and 35 years imprisonment for Eric.
The three appellants were represented by one attorney at trial, and all are represented by a different attorney on appeal. The appellants contend they were denied their Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel because there was a conflict of interest which adversely affected their trial attorney’s performance. Because of these…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Howard v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
- Thompson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
- United States v. Israel Amaya-BenitezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Kegler v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- Pina v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
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