Legal Opinion

Charles Bates v. State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided December 18, 2002No. 12-01-00005-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

NO. 12-01-00005-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

TYLER, TEXAS

CHARLES BATES,

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APPEAL FROM THE 114TH

APPELLANT

V

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JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

APPELLEE

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SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

Charles Bates appeals his conviction for the offense of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, in an amount of four grams or more but less than 200 grams, for which he was sentenced to life in prison as an habitual offender. In three issues, Appellant contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and that the evidence is both legally and factually…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999

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