Legal Opinion

Matthew Blevins Swanner v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 26, 2016No. NOS. 14-15-00782-CR, 14-15-00783-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Martha Hill Jamison, Justice

In four issues, appellant Matthew Blevins Swanner appeals his assault convic tions, complaining that (1) the trial court erred in admitting information and complaint documents for several prior convictions during the punishment phase of appellant’s trial;, (2) the trial, court erred when it allowed the State to recall a witness during the punishment phase after the State had rested; (3). appellant’s trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to present any mitigation evidence during the punishment phase; and (4) the trial court’s…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Bone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Goodspeed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Straight v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. Brian Clayton Davison v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2022
  3. Burt Lee Burnett v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2022
  4. Cory Cornell Parker v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2026
  5. David Orr v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2019

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