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MEEKS v. STATE

No. 43056.

456 S.W.2d 938 (1970)

Samuel Earl MEEKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

July 22, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace Shropshire, Austin, for appellant.

Robert O. Smith, Dist. Atty., Dain P. Whitworth, Asst. Dist. Atty., and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions for a felony less than capital, life.

Trial was before a jury on a plea of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and punishment was assessed by the court. The sufficiency of the evidence is not questioned.

Appellant's first ground of error presents the contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at...

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