Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 6/1/1994

Jackson v. State

Citations

877 S.W.2d 768
1994 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 64
1994 WL 232373

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stating that a silent record does not require an appellate court to speculate on the reasons for trial counsel's decisions
refusing to infer ineffectiveness during voir dire when the record did not reflect the attorney’s reasoning for failing to challenge a veniremember
declining to speculate about why counsel choose not to challenge venire member
“A person commits an offense only if he voluntarily engages in conduct including an act, an omission, or possession.”
when record contains no evidence to show reasons for trial counsel’s allegedly ineffective acts or omissions, it cannot be concluded counsel performed deficiently
appellate court may not conclude, based on speculation, counsel ineffective when record silent about why he made decisions at trial

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Judges: Campbell, Baird, Maloney, Overstreet

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