Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 8, 1998No. 1035-96PublishedCited by 970 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
2Per curiam
A jury convicted the appellant of felony possession of cocaine. After finding that the appellant had two prior felony convictions, the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for twenty-five years. The appellant appealed, claiming he was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial because trial counsel did not file a motion to suppress evidence which was obtained pursuant to an allegedly illegal arrest. The Court of Appeals determined that counsel was ineffective and reversed the appellant’s conviction. Jackson v. State, 921…
3Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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4Cited by970 opinions
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