Legal Opinion
Hanzelka v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 21, 1984No. 3-84-169-CRPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANNON, Justice.
Appellant John S. Hanzelka seeks to set aside a judgment of conviction for assault rendered by a county-court-at law of Travis County after a jury trial. The court assessed punishment of confinement in the county jail for one year. This Court will reverse the judgment of conviction.
On March 3, 1982, Hanzelka, a college youth, engaged in a fist-fight with another student at a hamburger stand near the University of Texas. For about an hour before the fight Hanzelka and a friend had been driving about the University drinking bourbon. Although Hanzelka claimed that he had taken…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Magley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
- Lyles v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- State v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
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3Cited by38 opinions
- United States v. William Day, A/K/A William McNeilCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- In Re AlvernazCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Ex Parte WilsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Lloyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Commonwealth v. CopelandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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