Legal Opinion
Runnels v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 30, 1993No. 09-91-233 CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURGESS, Justice.
A jury convicted John Wayne Runnels of murder. The court assessed punishment at forty years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Appellant raises three points of error.
Point of error one asserts: “The appellant was denied the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed him through the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.” Point of error two contends: “The appellant was denied the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed him through Article I, Section 10 and 19 of the Texas Constitution.”…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Vasquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Hai Hai Vuong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
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