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Shanklin v. State

Citations

  • 211 S.W.3d 315
  • 2007 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 13
  • 2007 WL 57814

How courts have described this case

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

  • reversing for new trial on punishment due to counsel’s failure to investigate and present mitigating evidence
  • reversing for new trial on punishment due to counsel’s failure to investigate and present mitigating evidence
  • reviewing the Strickland analysis through an abuse of discretion standard and viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the ruling
  • reviewing the Strickland analysis through an abuse of discretion standard and viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the ruling
  • reversing for new trial on punishment due to counsel’s failure to investigate and present mitigating evidence
  • “The trial court is not required to believe factual statements contained within an affidavit, even when they are uncontradicted by other affidavits.”

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Judges: Johnson

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