Legal Opinion

De Leon v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided July 6, 1983No. 04-81-00264-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ESQUIVEL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of possession of heroin. Trial was to a jury which found appellant guilty. Punishment was enhanced and set at life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant presents us with four grounds of error.

In ground of error number one and two, appellant alleges that he was denied his right to due process and a fair and impartial trial due to ineffective assistance of counsel and due to certain improper conduct engaged in by the State. Appellant cites the following four instances in support of his…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Blott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Ex Parte BurnsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Simmons v. Moore, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1989
  2. Lopez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011
  3. Garcia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2008
  4. Stowe v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
  5. Hughes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987

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