Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 11, 1996No. 234-95PublishedCited by 324 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
2Per curiam
Appellant was convicted of the felony offense of aggravated assault. V.T.CA. Penal Code § 22.02. After the jury found appellant guilty as charged in the indictment, it assessed her punishment at a six year term, probated, and a $5,000 fine.
On appeal to the First Court of Appeals, appellant argued, inter alia, that she was denied her right to reasonably effective assistance of counsel at the punishment phase of trial under Art. I, § 10 of the Texas Constitution. The court of appeals overruled this claim and affirmed the conviction. Vaughn…
3Cases cited19 opinions
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