Legal Opinion
Cockrell, Darrell Lynn
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 12, 2014No. WR-78,986-01PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · AlcalaAlcala, J.
in which MEYERS, WOMACK, JOHNSON, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
Despite the mandatory requirement in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure guaranteeing an interpreter for deaf defendants, none was provided for Darrell Lynn Cockrell, applicant, who was unable to understand a substantial portion of the proceedings at his jury trial. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 38.31. In this application for a post-conviction -writ of habeas corpus, applicant contends that his trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to seek accommodations for his deafness. He further…
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