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COURTNEY v. STATE

No. 09-00-374 CR.

39 S.W.3d 732 (2001)

Tommy Layne COURTNEY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided April 11, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Henry Tatum, II, Lufkin, for appellant.

Clyde M. Herrington, District Attorney, Albert J. Charanza, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Lufkin, for the State.

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

OPINION

GAULTNEY, Justice.

The single issue in this case is ineffective assistance of counsel, which appellant Tommy Layne Courtney claims rendered his plea involuntary. A guilty plea is not voluntarily or knowingly made when it is the result of ineffective assistance of counsel. Ex parte Burns, 601 S.W.2d 370, 372 (Tex.Crim.App.1980).

Appellant pled guilty to sexual assault of a child and was sentenced...

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