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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 11/25/1987

Ward v. State

Citations

  • 740 S.W.2d 794
  • 1987 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 714
  • 1987 WL 1793

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that appellant had been denied his right to effective assistance of counsel on appeal in violation of his due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment and the Texas Constitution (12
  • stating that appointed trial counsel remains defendant’s counsel for all purposes until trial court expressly permits withdrawal, even if appointment was for trial only
  • requiring that, after permitting appointed trial counsel to withdraw, trial court must either find that appellant is knowingly and voluntarily waiving right to appointed counsel or appoint appellate counsel
  • requiring that, after permitting appointed trial counsel to withdraw, trial court must either find that appellant is knowingly and voluntarily waiving right to appointed counsel or appoint appellate counsel
  • requiring, after permitting appointed counsel to withdraw, trial court must either find appellant knowingly and voluntarily waived right to appointed counsel or appoint counsel
  • requiring, after permitting appointed counsel to withdraw, trial court must either find appellant knowingly and voluntarily waived right to appointed counsel or appoint counsel

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Judges: Duncan, Teague

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182 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

32 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named Ward v. State

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