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BOOTH v. STATE

No. 12-86-0048-CR.

725 S.W.2d 521 (1987)

Donnie Paul BOOTH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry D. Bailey, Bailey & Bailey, Carthage, for appellant.

John Walker, Dist. Atty., Center, for appellee.

COLLEY, Justice.

Donnie Paul Booth (Booth), on the advice of his court-appointed lawyer, pleaded guilty before a jury to an indictment charging him with murder.1 The jury assessed punishment at ninety-nine years. Booth argues two points of error, claiming he was denied effective assistance of counsel at the punishment stage of the trial, and that his plea of guilty was not knowingly and voluntarily made because of his counsel's constitutionally...

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