WINN v. STATE

No. 13-92-438-CR.

871 S.W.2d 756 (1993)

Charles WINN, III a/k/a Gary L. Scott, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

December 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy Schaffer, Schaffer, Lambright, Odom & Sparks, Houston, for appellant.

Thomas L. Bridges, Dist. Atty., Anita O'Rourke, Asst. Dist. Atty., Sinton, for appellee.

Before SEERDEN, C.J., and KENNEDY and FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., JJ.


OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed his punishment at fifty years in prison. We find that counsel failed to provide effective assistance of counsel, reverse the trial court's judgment, and remand for new trial.

Appellant was indicted for murdering Leeann Crosby, his live-in girlfriend. In his first point of error, appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to establish that he caused Crosby...

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