Legal Opinion
Freeman v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided April 20, 2005No. 10-03-00267-CRPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
A jury convicted Kenneth Wayne Freeman of aggravated sexual assault and assessed his punishment at seventy years’ imprisonment. Freeman contends in three issues that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion for new trial premised on an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim; (2) his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to conduct an adequate investigation of his mental health history; and (3) trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to pursue an insanity defense or offer evidence of Freeman’s mental…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Andrews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Charles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
- Ex Parte WelbornCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Barnett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2011
- Brennan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009
- Stogiera v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2005
- State v. Phillip Andrew Frias, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2016
- Hart v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010
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