Legal Opinion

Adalberto Cortez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided January 29, 2004No. 08-02-00363-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

ADALBERTO CORTEZ,

Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee.

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No. 08-02-00363-CR

Appeal from the

168th District Court

of El Paso County, Texas

(TC#20010D05988)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Adalberto Cortez appeals his conviction for indecency with a child. Cortez presents two issues: factual sufficiency and ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

Factual Summary

On September 4, 2001, Cortez worked as a substitute pre-kindergarten teacher at Campestre Elementary School in the Socorro Independent School District. The complainant,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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