Legal Opinion
Seamster v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided June 30, 2011No. 14-10-00884-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHARON McCALLY, Justice.
A jury convicted appellant Tommy Ja-vone Seamster of one count of aggravated robbery and assessed punishment at twenty years’ imprisonment. Appellant moved for a new trial based on an allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel, and the trial court denied the motion after holding an evidentiary hearing. Appellant challenges his conviction on the single ground that the trial court abused its discretion by denying the motion for new trial. We affirm.
Background
At about 10:00 a.m. on December 26, 2009, two men entered the convenience store of a Shell gas station…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by13 opinions
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