DANNHAUS v. STATE

No. 14-94-00464-CR.

928 S.W.2d 81 (1996)

Thomas Charles DANNHAUS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

January 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Buddy Stevens, Angleton, Colin B. Amann, Houston, for appellant.

Jim Mapel, Angleton, for appellee.

Before LEE, HUDSON and EDELMAN, JJ.


OPINION

EDELMAN, Justice.

Thomas Charles Dannhaus appeals from a murder conviction claiming ineffective assistance of counsel based on failure to (1) conduct an adequate voir dire, (2) request jury instructions regarding self-defense, mistake of fact, and voluntariness, and (3) cross-examine three witnesses. We affirm.

Appellant was charged with murdering his recently divorced wife, Suzanne Dannhaus ("Suzanne"), by shooting her with a shotgun. Appellant...

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