Legal Opinion
Cain v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided May 29, 1998No. 04-97-00281-CRPublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICKHOFF, Justice.
Appellant Melvin Ray Cain was convicted of murder, and the jury assessed punishment at sixty years imprisonment. In six points of error, appellant challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence, argues he was denied the right to proceed without counsel, and claims ineffective assistance of counsel during the punishment phase of the trial. We affirm.
Factual BackgRound
Because Cain raises legal and factual sufficiency, we review the evidence. Frank Brown was killed at approximately 3:00 AM. on June 24, 1995 by a single gunshot to the head. The medical examiner,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Roberson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
- Hadnot v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- Fewins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
- McCain v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
- Manley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
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