Legal Opinion
Tutt v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided March 11, 2011No. 06-10-00183-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice CARTER.
James David Tutt appeals his conviction for one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of felony DWI, enhanced by two prior felonies. 1 Tutt complains his lawyer was ineffective, the trial court erred in denying his continuance motion, in failing to conduct a hearing on his lawyer’s performance, and in allowing Tutt to represent himself. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
I. Facts and Trial Procedure
Sergeant Robert Mobley, a patrol sergeant with the Nacogdoches Police Department, observed a vehicle being driven by Tutt fail to dim…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by10 opinions
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