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Johnson v. State

Citations

  • 169 S.W.3d 223
  • 2005 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 818
  • 2005 WL 1225158

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  • holding that harmless beyond a reasonable doubt standard of review is inappropriate for errors flowing solely from defense counsel
  • holding that harmless beyond a reasonable doubt standard of review is inappropriate for errors flowing solely from defense counsel
  • holding that Strickland harm analysis applies to all misconduct claims flowing from conduct of defense counsel unless claims involve a complete denial of counsel, a conflict of interest, or a structural defect [1]
  • providing that an allegation that defendant’s right to testify was denied by defense counsel is analyzed under both prongs of Strickland
  • holding, if error is not attributable to trial court and is not structural, then error is analyzed under Strickland for harm; holding complete denial of right to testify by defense counsel is subject to Strickland analysis
  • noting the types of errors held to be structural by the United States Supreme Court

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

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