Parmer v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Justice Moseley
A jury convicted Timothy Parmer of attempted capital murder,1 resulting in a sentence of life imprisonment and a $10,000.00 fine. Parmer appealed. Because we find that Parmer was prejudiced by his counsel's ineffective assistance, we reverse *726the trial court's judgment and remand the case for a new trial.2
I. Background
Police officers received a distress call March 7, 2010, from Parmer's girlfriend, who reported that Parmer was acting strangely and shooting a gun. Using the cover of darkness, twelve to fourteen police officers descended on Parmer's home to investigate…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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