Legal Opinion
Tijerina v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided April 11, 1996No. 13-94-329-CRPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEERDEN, Chief Justice.
A jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed his punishment at fifty years in prison. By two points of error, appellant contends that counsel provided ineffective assistance and that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on appellant’s right to arm himself. We affirm.
In March 1982, appellant shot and killed Ramon Torres. After the shooting, appellant went to Mexico. Appellant was tried for Torres’ murder in April 1994.
In point of error one, appellant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. The standard by which we…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Munoz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
- Castellano v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Castillo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
- Epps v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
- Mallett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
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