Legal Opinion

Christopher v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 31, 1991No. 12-89-00131-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

RAMEY, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of unlawfully carrying a handgun on premises licensed to sell and serve alcoholic beverages, in violation of Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 46.02 (Vernon 1989). Punishment was assessed at five years in prison, imposition of sentence was suspended and appellant was placed on probation for a period of five years. We will affirm.

Appellant presents eight points of error. By his first point, appellant asserts that the trial court erred in not granting his motion to discharge his court-appointed attorney which ruling deprived appellant of his right to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Little Rock Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. DunnTexas Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Amis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995

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