Legal Opinion

Weathersby v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 17, 1982No. 60949PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery. Punishment was assessed at ten years.

In grounds of error two through eight appellant contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel. These grounds of error point out numerous occasions on which trial counsel failed to object to inadmissible evidence or improper jury argument.

When appellant took the stand he was asked on cross-examination about the criminal character of his friends. This was improper, Gant v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 513 S.W.2d 52, yet no objection was made.

Two detectives testified to their…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Boyde v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Hurley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Ruth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Ingham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Hathorn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Holland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Thaddeus Michael Lockhart v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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