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Davis v. State

Citations

  • 278 S.W.3d 346
  • 2009 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 299
  • 2009 WL 455495

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  • concluding that under the facts of that case, defendant was not harmed by the absence of an accomplice-witness instruction
  • holding performance deficient in jury trial in which trial counsel failed to request an accomplice witness jury instruction
  • noting that, to obtain a reversal of a conviction on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel, “a defendant must show that: (1) counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2
  • noting that, to obtain a reversal of a conviction on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment, “a defendant must show that: (1) counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2
  • evaluating ineffective assistance claim following abatement by lower court for findings by the trial court
  • reviewing Davis's claim of ineffective assistance based on counsel's failure to request accomplice-witness instruction, even though court of appeals found that Davis did not suffer egregious harm and that finding was not challenged on appeal

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

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