Legal Opinion
Joe Roy Cockerham v. the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided July 20, 2023No. 01-21-00527-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion issued July 20, 2023 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-21-00527-CR ——————————— JOE ROY COCKERHAM, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 182nd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1549525 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Joe Roy Cockerham was charged by indictment with the offense of murder for causing the death of Alfred James by shooting him with a firearm.1 Cockerham claimed that he had killed James in self-defense. The jury rejected 1 See TEX. PENAL CODE § 19.02. Cockerham’s claim of self-defense and…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Salinas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
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