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In the Interest of B.L.D.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 18, 2001No. 10-99-335-CVPublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

This is an appeal from the termination of the parental rights of Spring and Jimmy Dossey over two of their three children, B.L.D. and B.R.D. A third child was born during the course of these proceedings and was placed with a friend shortly after birth. That child is not a subject of this case. Spring and Jimmy appeal on multiple points of error. Because we believe Spring and Jimmy were not effectively represented at trial due to a conflict of interest caused by their having a single court-appointed lawyer, and because the construction of the charge deprives them of their right to a…

3Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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4Cited by62 opinions

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  5. In the Interest of E.L.Y.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2002

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