Tavarez v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Tavarez’s convictions, holding that he failed to establish prejudice from counsel’s assumed deficiency in not objecting sooner to a detective’s hearsay testimony. The court also held that Tavarez did not preserve his challenge to the use of leg restraints and failed to identify any bench conference from which he was excluded in violation of his right to be present. No separate opinions were provided in the record.