Legal Opinion

in the Matter of L.G.

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided August 28, 2008No. 02-07-00418-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 2-07-418-CV

IN THE MATTER OF L.G.

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FROM THE 323RD DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

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I. Introduction

Appellant L.G., a juvenile, appeals his determinate sentence of four years after the trial court adjudicated him delinquent. In one point, L.G. argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel advised him to waive the requirement of obtaining grand jury approval of the State=s petition before a determinate sentence could be imposed. We affirm.

II. Factual and…

Also in this document: Per curiam.

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Salinas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Mallett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001

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