Legal Opinion

Billy Don Smith v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided May 28, 2008No. 10-07-00126-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-07-00126-CR

Billy Don Smith,

Appellant

v.

The State of Texas,

Appellee

From the 19th District Court

McLennan County, Texas

Trial Court No. 2006-1465-C2

MEMORANDUM Opinion

A jury convicted Billy Don Smith of one count of aggravated sexual assault and three counts of indecency with a child. The court sentenced him to fifteen years’ imprisonment on each count. Smith contends in his sole issue that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We will affirm.

The complainant, who was eighteen at the time of trial, testified that she was spending the night at Smith’s home…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994

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