Legal Opinion

Ruffin v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 9, 1999No. 14-97-00546-CRPublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHARLES F. BAIRD, Justice.

Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of sexual assault. He pled guilty to the charged offense and the trial court assessed punishment at ten years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division. Appellant raises six points of error. We affirm.

I. Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel

In his first point of error, appellant contends trial counsel was ineffective in failing to inform appellant that as a consequence of his plea, he would be required to register as a sex offender. 1 Appellant argues his guilty plea…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Mitschke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2004
  3. Alvarez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  4. Ducker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2001
  5. Thompson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001

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