Legal Opinion

Boyette v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided October 5, 1995No. 01-94-00531-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUTSON-DUNN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Don Gene Boy-ette, of delivery of a controlled substance. After finding an enhancement allegation to be true, the trial court sentenced appellant to 15-years imprisonment. In his sole point of error, appellant contends that he was denied the constitutional right to counsel during a critical phase of the judicial proceedings. We remand this case for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of this Court.

The Facts

This case deals with “the ambiguity of representation which all too often follows a conviction.” Ward v. State, 740…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ex Parte AxelCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Trevino v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Callis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
  5. Ex Parte GalvanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Oldham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  2. Burnett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
  3. Garcia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
  4. Champion v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2002
  5. Boyette v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998

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