JONES v. STATE

No. 09-00-042 CR.

37 S.W.3d 552 (2001)

Jessie JONES III, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided February 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Barlow, Beaumont, for appellant.

Tom Maness, Criminal District Attorney, Rodney D. Conerly, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Beaumont, for state.

Before WALKER, C.J., BURGESS and GAULTNEY, JJ.


OPINION

WALKER, Chief Justice.

A jury found Jessie Jones III to be guilty of attempted capital murder. The trial court assessed punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, for a term of seventy-five years. The sole point of error raises the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel.

To prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the appellant must establish that (1) counsel's performance...

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