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IN RE B.L.D.

No. 01-0882.

113 S.W.3d 340 (2003)

In the Interest of B.L.D. and B.R.D., Minor Children.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 3, 2003.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Caruthers Parsley, Office of the Solicitor General of Texas, Joseph David Hughes, Assistant Solicitor General, Greg Abbott, Attorney General of the State of Texas, Howard G. Baldwin, First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, Philip A. Lionberger, Lisa Royce Eskow, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Austin, John W. Segrest, McLennan County Criminal District Attorney, James Wiley, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Daniel David Semanek, Office of the Criminal District Attorney, Waco, for petitioner.

Nita C. Fanning, Law Office of Nita Fanning, Waco, L.T. "Butch" Bradt, The Teltschik Law Firm, Houston, Gerald Ray Villarrial, Waco, for respondent.

Justice WAINWRIGHT delivered the opinion of the Court.

I. Introduction

Following a jury verdict, the trial court terminated the parental rights of Jimmy and Spring Dossey to two of their children. The court of appeals reversed the trial court's judgment on two grounds, holding that (1) the Dosseys were deprived of a constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel due to their joint representation by an appointed attorney when there was a conflict...

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