Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Ellis
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 12, 2007No. AP-75,443PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
Brodgerick Tredon Ellis was convicted by a jury of possession of cocaine. After his appeal was affirmed, Ellis filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus claiming that his trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance when he offered evidence of Ellis’s prior criminal history during the guilt phase of his trial. We disagree and deny relief.
Factual and Procedural Background
Brodgerick Tredon Ellis was a passenger in a truck driven by Kedrian Davis. Rockwall County Deputy Donahoe stopped Davis for failure to display a front license plate and failure to maintain a…
3Cases cited17 opinions
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