Legal Opinion
Ross v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided November 26, 1990No. 05-89-01352-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURNETT, Justice.
Mari Lou Ross appeals her conviction of disorderly conduct. After a trial before the municipal court, the court assessed a fine of $150. Ross appealed the decision to the Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 1, which affirmed the trial court decision. In three points of error, Ross claims that her trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance, that the municipal court should have quashed her complaint, that the statute under which the State charged her is unconstitutionally vague, that the words she used were not fighting words or of such a nature as to incite…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Coggin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
- Weeks v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
- State v. Rivenburgh, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1996
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