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· 2/12/1997

Tutt v. State

Citations

  • 940 S.W.2d 114
  • 1996 WL 495585

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that ineffective assistance of counsel required a showing that the witnesses were available and that the defendant would have benefitted from their testimony
  • “‘failure to call witnesses at the guilt-innocence and punishment stages is irrelevant absent a showing that such witnesses were available and appellant would benefit from their testimony.’”
  • \'failure to call witnesses at the guilt-innocence and punishment stages is irrelevant absent a showing that such witnesses were available and appellant would benefit from their testimony.'\

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Judges: Ramey, Holcomb, Hadden

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