Legal Opinion
Vessels v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 24, 1968No. 41019Published
1Opinion
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING
ONION, Judge.
A further study of the record convinces us that this indigent appellant was denied the effective assistance of counsel to which he was entitled by virtue of the 6th and 14th Amendments to the Federal Constitution. See also Art. I, Sec. 10, Texas Constitution, Vernon’s Ann.St.
Courts are reticent to reverse a case for this reason, and often other counsel are reluctant to raise such grounds, but a reading of this record convinces us that this cup cannot be passed from our lips and requires review sua sponte. Article 40.09, Sec. 13, Vernon’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Herman Jackson, Jr. v. L. L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Rojas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
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