Legal Opinion

Oliver v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 2, 1991No. 01-90-00285-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TREVATHAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, William Robert Oliver, appeals from a jury conviction for possession of less than 28 grams of methamphetamine. The court found the enhancement allegation “true” and assessed punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, for 10 years. We affirm.

In nine points of error, appellant complains that: (1) he was denied assistance of counsel at the preliminary initial appearance hearing (“PIA”), in violation of the federal and state constitutions and state law; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. United States v. GouveiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Oliver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Garner v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
  3. Haggerty v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
  4. Lugaro v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
  5. Freeman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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