Legal Opinion

David Lyon Willis v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided April 20, 2023No. 12-22-00204-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

NO. 12-22-00204-CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TYLER, TEXAS DAVID LYON WILLIS, § APPEAL FROM THE 87TH APPELLANT V. § JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE § ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS MEMORANDUM OPINION David Lyon Willis appeals his conviction for indecency with a child. In his sole issue, Appellant alleges that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance during the punishment phase of trial. We affirm. BACKGROUND Appellant was charged by indictment with indecency with a child by contact, a second- degree felony. 1 Before trial, Appellant elected to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994

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