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Cooks v. State

Citations

  • 240 S.W.3d 906
  • 2007 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1670
  • 2007 WL 4146374

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  • holding that time for filing motion for new trial is critical stage during which defendant has a constitutional right to counsel
  • holding that a conclusive allegation does not establish reasonable grounds to believe that trial counsel was ineffective
  • deciding that appellant’s “deprivation of counsel during 30- day critical stage for filing a motion for new trial was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt”
  • holding that conclusory allegation that counsel failed to call material witness for defense did not establish ineffective assistance
  • holding that even if an appellant has been deprived of counsel during a critical stage of the proceedings, he must show harm or prejudice from the deprivation
  • holding that the thirty-day time period for filing a motion for new trial is a critical stage of a 2 criminal proceeding for which a defendant is constitutionally entitled to effective assistance of counsel in filing a motion for new trial

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Judges: Hervey, Meyers, Womack, Keasler, Holcomb, Cochran, Keller, Price, Johnson

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