CANTU v. STATE

Nos. 598-95, 599-95.

930 S.W.2d 594 (1996)

Oscar CANTU, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

September 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan Villescas, Pharr, Dorina Ramos, McAllen, for appellant.

Matthew Paul, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

KELLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder and two counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer. Before the court of appeals, appellant argued that he was deprived of his constitutional right to the assistance of counsel for two reasons: (1) that his attorney, Dan Longoria, committed errors resulting in actual prejudice to appellant under

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