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Ex Parte Ellis

Citations

  • 233 S.W.3d 324
  • 2007 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1127
  • 2007 WL 2621925

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  • concluding that extraneous-crimes testimony “served a strategic purpose” and was based on “sound trial strategy” even though “risky”
  • observing that defensive course was “risky” but was not so unreasonable that no trial attorney would pursue such a course
  • observing that defensive course was \risky\ but was not so unreasonable that no trial attorney would pursue such a course
  • observing that defensive course was ―risky‖ but was not so unreasonable that no trial attorney would pursue such a course
  • reviewing testimony from trial counsel about reasoning for eliciting such testimony, and concluding that extraneous crimes testimony “served a strategic purpose” and was based on “sound trial strategy” even though “risky”
  • considering and rejecting the appellant’s argument of prejudice by cumulative error

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Judges: Keasler

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