Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided February 13, 1991No. 13-90-106-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BENAVIDES, Justice.
A jury found Phillip Hernandez guilty of felony criminal mischief, determined that he was a habitual offender, and sentenced him to thirty years’ confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He complains that ineffective assistance of counsel denied him a fair trial. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
The felony criminal mischief for which appellant was indicted and tried was damaging a Cadillac by hitting it with a pipe and a bat and by cutting its tires with a knife. Appellant raises two points of error arguing…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Ex Parte AxelCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Ex Parte WelbornCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Cannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Garner v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Escobar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
- Tanguma v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Chavero v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
- Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
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