GARZA v. STATE

No. 01-85-01009-CR.

721 S.W.2d 582 (1986)

Ruben GARZA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 4, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cheryl E. Irvin, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Harris County Dist. Atty., James C. Brough, Mike Shelby, Harris County Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, for appellee.

Before EVANS, C.J., and JACK SMITH and WARREN, JJ.


OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of assault and assessed punishment at 182 days in jail, probated.

Appellant asserts a single point of error. Essentially, he argues that the trial court erred when it did not "make an independent inquiry into whether a conflict of interest existed when the counsel for appellant at trial also represented his co-defendant," thereby depriving appellant of the effective assistance of counsel loyal...

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