Legal Opinion

Peake v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided April 22, 2004No. 07-03-0216-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Opinion

BRIAN QUINN, Justice.

Appellant Jonathan Shane Ross Peake appeals his conviction for aggravated robbery. Through two issues, he contends that 1) the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted into evidence expert fingerprint testimony in violation of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Phamaceuticals, Inc. 1 and its progeny, and 2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Background

On May 10, 2002, a black man (Tywon Lang) knocked on the door of the home of Richard Blackmoore who recognized the man as someone who had come to his door…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Tong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Hammock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Anthony Scott Brown v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2023
  2. Dennis Garza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2012
  3. Edward Najar A/K/A Eduardo Najar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2006
  4. Juan Morales v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2007
  5. Kyle Carpenter Dietrich v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009

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