Legal Opinion
Ruben James Edwards, Jr. A/K/A Ruben James Edwards v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
Decided January 15, 2009No. 02-08-00025-CRPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUE WALKER, Justice.
I. Introduction
A jury found Appellant Ruben James Edwards, Jr. guilty of the felony offense of indecency with a child by exposure and assessed his punishment at seven years’ confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The trial court sentenced Edwards accordingly, and this appeal followed. In a single issue, Edwards claims that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel. Based on the standard of review we are required to apply, we will affirm.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Goodspeed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Rylander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
- Salinas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Billy Ray Burdick v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
- Billy Ray Burdick v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
- Clark Orlanda Busby v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2010
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