Legal Opinion

Efrain Santillan Jr v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)

Decided February 5, 2026No. 11-24-00224-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion filed February 5, 2026 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-24-00224-CR __________ EFRAIN SANTILLAN JR, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 106th District Court Gaines County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 23-6057 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Efrain Santillan Jr, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault family violence with a deadly weapon and causing serious bodily injury, a first-degree felony, which was enhanced by at least one prior felony conviction. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 12.42 (West Supp. 2025), § 22.02(b)(1) (West 2019). Pursuant to the…

2Cases cited27 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. Goodspeed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Zuliani v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003

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