Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided December 15, 2004No. 01-02-01258-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant Daniel Adam Bell of felony theft of property valued at over $1,500, and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for two years. Bell appeals, contending that (1) the trial court erred in admitting business records offered to prove the value of the stolen property, and (2) if his trial counsel’s objection to the admission of this evidence failed to preserve error, then he lacked effective assistance of counsel. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the records and, therefore, affirm. As Bell…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cole v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Rogers v. Exxon Research & Engineering Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Air Land Forwarders, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Simien v. Unifund CCR Partners, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  2. Richard G. Ortega v. Cach, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  3. State v. Fitzwater.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Mohammed Haq v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
  5. ATC Healthcare Services, Inc. v. New Century Financial, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013

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