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Appeal Denied Again for Man Convicted on 9 Counts of Rape of a Child Apr 13, 2021 at 06:30 am by WGNS
Last year, WGNS told you about a convicted rapist who filed an appeal asking for post-conviction relief, but was denied. The registered sex offender then filed another appeal, which was denied last week.
Christopher N. Hernandez decided to challenge the courts in 2020 suggesting that he never had the effective assistance of counsel. However, court documents released last year on November 30th showed the Court of Criminal Appeals believed he did indeed have the effective assistance of counsel.
Hernandez was convicted on nine counts of Rape of a Child, two counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery and one count of Solicitation of a Minor. Those convictions were heard in the courtroom of Judge Royce Taylor, who has since retired. The convictions also came with a twenty-year sentence in prison in exchange for Hernandez waiving his right to appeal.