Derrick Harper v. The State of Texas Appeal from 202nd District Court of Bowie County (memorandum opinion)
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In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-20-00132-CR DERRICK HARPER, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 202nd District Court Bowie County, Texas Trial Court No. 20F0877-202 Before Morriss, C.J., Burgess and Stevens, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Burgess MEMORANDUM OPINION After a Bowie County jury found Derrick Harper guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child, the trial court sentenced him to life in prison.1 On appeal, Harper contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel because counsel (1) failed to file any pretrial motions and (2) failed to cross-examine any of the State’s witnesses. We addressed these issues in detail in our opinion of this date in Harper’s appeal in our cause number 06-20-00130-CR. For the reasons stated therein, we likewise conclude that error has not been shown in this case. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. Ralph K. Burgess Justice Date Submitted: Date Decided: August 6, 2021 August 24, 2021 Do Not Publish 1 During the same proceeding, Harper was also convicted of two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child. He appeals those convictions in our cause numbers 06-20-00130-CR and 06-20-00131-CR. 2
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