Legal Opinion
Pieringer v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 17, 2004No. 2-03-017-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIXON W. HOLMAN, Justice.
Appellant Deborah Lynn Pieringer appeals her capital murder conviction, arguing that 1) her trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel and 2) the evidence is factually and legally insufficient to support her conviction.
Factual and Procedural Background
Loyd Courtney worked for the Fort Worth Police Department for approximately fifty years. He first served as a member of the police department and later became a fingerprint expert. On November 2, 2001, neighbors noticed that Mr. Courtney did not leave for his afternoon shift at the police department.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Clifton Tommie Powers v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
- Debra Tijerina v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2006
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