Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 23, 1989No. A14-88-00355-CRPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUNELL, Justice.
A jury convicted appellee of aggravated sexual assault and assessed punishment at fifty years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. The trial court granted appellee a new trial on the grounds that appellee’s trial counsel was ineffective. Proceeding under article 44.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Annotated (Vernon Supp.1989) the State contends the trial court abused its discretion in granting the motion for new trial. We affirm.
Gwendolyn Blacknell, complainant, came to Houston for Labor Day weekend in 1987. On Monday afternoon, complainant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- United States v. Buenaventura Martinez, Juan Martinez, Jaime B. Salcedo, United States of America v. Manuel Suarez-O'neillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Ex Parte YbarraCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- In re A.D.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2009
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