Legal Opinion
Lemmons v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided March 21, 2002No. 04-00-00557-CRPublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.
Logan James Lemmons was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, Lemmons argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress, by refusing to give a limiting instruction to the jury, by permitting the State to introduce an extraneous offense, by denying his motion for continuance, and by overruling his objections to the State’s closing argument. Additionally, Lemmons maintains that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
On the night of January 1, 1999, Lem-mons…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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