BALDWIN v. STATE

No. B14-82-799CR.

668 S.W.2d 762 (1984)

Clay Clee BALDWIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied February 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Dickson, Houston, for appellant.

Latham Boone, III, Anderson, for appellee.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, ROBERTSON and ELLIS, JJ.


OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

The conviction is for possession of marijuana; the jury rejected appellant's not guilty plea and assessed punishment at confinement for 5 years and a fine of $2,500. At issue in this appeal is the question concerning effective assistance of trial counsel. We reverse and remand.

We have previously expressed our concern over the difficulty in realistically addressing the issue of effective assistance of counsel on direct...

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