LASALLE v. STATE

No. 13-88-448-CR.

771 S.W.2d 636 (1989)

Lawrence LASALLE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

May 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Coffey, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Grant Jones, Dist. Atty., Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before KENNEDY, NYE and BENAVIDES, JJ.


OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

A trial court convicted appellant, Lawrence LaSalle, of robbery, enhanced, and sentenced him to 15 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant brings two points of error before this Court: (1) The trial court erred in allowing the state to use his post-arrest silence to impeach his testimony; and (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Appellant was accused...

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