Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided April 30, 2008No. 10-06-00380-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FELIPE REYNA, Justice.

Frankie Lee Bell, Jr. pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The jury made affirmative deadly weapon findings and assessed his punishment at twelve years’ imprisonment on both counts. Bell contends in three points that: (1) the court erred by failing to submit deadly weapon special issues which required the jury to answer “true” or “untrue”; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and (8) his guilty pleas were involuntary because the court failed to admonish him that he would be required to serve one-half of his…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Andrews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Scheanette v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  5. Keeter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Christopher Caine Donaldson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2016
  2. Darrell Pickett II v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  3. Darrell Pickett II v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  4. David Allen Russell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015
  5. David Allen Russell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015

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