Legal Opinion

Gomez, Richard v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 18, 2013No. 05-11-00996-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice O’NEILL.

Appellant Richard Gomez appeals his conviction for indecency with a child. After finding appellant guilty, the trial court assessed punishment at twelve years’ confinement. In a single point of error, appellant contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The grand jury indicted appellant for indecency with a child, K.L., by causing contact between the child’s hand and appellant’s genitals. K.L. is appellant’s girlfriend’s twelve-year-old daughter. Appellant pleaded nolo contendere to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Barfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  4. Ex Parte LaneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  5. Lopez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. James Franklin Rohr v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2014
  2. Jimmy Jones v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2022
  3. Leonel Moreno v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2016

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