Legal Opinion

Quiroz v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 2, 1989No. 2-88-053-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELTNER, Justice.

This is an appeal from Ronald Jerome Quiroz’s conviction of aggravated robbery with serious bodily injury pursuant to TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 29.03(a)(1) (Vernon 1974). Quiroz entered a plea of guilty and filed a motion for probation. Nonetheless, the jury assessed punishment at fifteen years imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Quiroz does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Instead, in a single point of error, he argues he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. Specifically, Quiroz argues his attorney failed to object to alleged…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Cannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Gaddis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Ex Parte CruzCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Doyle v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1994
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  3. Rigoberto Pantoja v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  4. Baize v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
  5. Carlos Andres Barrientos v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010

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