Legal Opinion

Frank Norman Smith v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided November 28, 2012No. 04-11-00278-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.

Frank Norman Smith Jr. was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance and sentenced to a term of thirty-six years in prison. He appeals the judgment, asserting that his right of confrontation was violated when a witness was allowed to testify using a pseudonym, the evidence was legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict because the informant’s testimony was not corroborated, and his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Background

Guadalupe County Deputy Sheriff Trey Kelly testified he…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Rylander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Gerardo Gabriel De La Fuente v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2014
  2. Luciano Vargas Padilla v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  3. Eric Bernard McGowen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2013
  4. Gary Rene Smith Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2019
  5. John David Colletti v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2019

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