Legal Opinion

Selvage v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 9, 1987No. 4-87-00009-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHAPA, Justice.

Appellant, Frankie Lee Selvage, was convicted of possession of amphetamine. The issues before us are:

1) whether appellant received ineffective assistance of counsel; and

2) whether a fatal variance existed in the date of the prior conviction alleged in the indictment and the date of the prior conviction proved in the trial.

We affirm.

In the initial complaint, appellant alleges ineffective assistance of counsel because the defense counsel failed to present witness Sean Fessler who allegedly possessed exculpatory evidence on behalf of the appellant.

In this case, this Court…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Cole v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Archie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Benton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1989
  2. Zimmerlee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Austin Wilson Bradford v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2025

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