Legal Opinion

Yonas Telde Abraha v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided March 30, 2006No. 02-04-00330-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ABRAHA V. STATE

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 2-04-330-CR

YONAS TELDE ABRAHA APPELLANT

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

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FROM THE 396TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION (footnote: 1)

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I. Introduction

Appellant Yonas Telde Abraha appeals his conviction and life sentence for murder. In eighteen points, appellant complains that the prosecutor improperly commented on his failure to testify, that his right to remain silent was violated when his trial counsel called him to testify at punishment, that the trial court erred by admitting…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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