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· 5/31/1990

Riascos v. State

Citations

  • 792 S.W.2d 754
  • 1990 Tex. App. LEXIS 1339
  • 1990 WL 71920

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding the \cumulative effect\ of counsel's errors, including the failure to object to the prosecution mentioning defendant's immigration status, was \outrageous\
  • finding ineffective assistance when, among other things, counsel failed to object to the prosecution's remark during opening statements that the jury would hear from an officer \specializ[ing] in murder by Colombian illegal aliens\

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Judges: Junell

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