Legal Opinion
Foster v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided December 22, 1999No. 10-99-041-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILL VANCE, Justice.
A jury found Tommy Dale Foster guilty of felony driving while intoxicated. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. §§ 49.04, 49.09 (Vernon 1994 & Supp.1999). He elected to have the court assess punishment and was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment plus a $10,000 fíne. He appeals from alleged error in the punishment phase of trial. 1
EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL
In issues one through three and six through eight, Foster complains that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. It is undisputed that these claims were not presented to the trial court in a motion for new trial…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Mendez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
- Manley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
- Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
- Jaubert v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
- Mendez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2001
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