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Williams v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided August 19, 1992No. 08-90-00018-CRPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KOEHLER, Justice.

A jury convicted Catherine Williams, Appellant, of burglary of a habitation. At punishment, the jury was instructed that if they answered “True” to two or more of the habitualization paragraphs, punishment should be assessed at imprisonment of no less than 25 years nor more than 99 years or life. Having answered “True” to three of such paragraphs, the jury assessed punishment at 30 years’ imprisonment as habit-ualized. In four points of error, Appellant seeks review of the trial court’s judgment. Two of such points assert Appellant was denied effective assistance of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Stoker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Ex Parte FeltonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Bradley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
  2. Mikel v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  3. Few v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004
  4. Calvin Ray Fox, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2008
  5. Calvin Ray Fox, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2008

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