Legal Opinion

David Lynn Bratcher v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided May 14, 2009No. 01-08-00610-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion issued May 14, 2009

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-08-00610-CR

DAVID LYNN BRATCHER, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 182nd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1037467

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury convicted appellant, David Lynn Bratcher, of aggravated sexual assault. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 22.021(a)(1)(B)(iii); 22.021(a)(2)(B) (Vernon Supp. 2008). The trial court assessed punishment at 75 years in prison. In eight issues, appellant contends that: (1) his trial counsel was ineffective; (2) the evidence supporting…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  5. Cain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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