Legal Opinion
Flores, Ex Parte Gerardo
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 5, 2012No. AP-76,862PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
in which WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, and ALCALA, JJ., joined.
A jury convicted applicant of two counts of capital murder for terminating his girlfriend’s pregnancy by stepping on her abdomen, causing her twins to be delivered stillborn. His convictions and life-imprisonment sentences were upheld on appeal by both the court of appeals1 and this Court.2 Applicant filed a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that his trial and appellate attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment.3 After holding a hearing and taking additional…
3Cases cited35 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
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4Cited by98 opinions
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