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GOODSPEED v. STATE

No. 06-01-00227-CR.

120 S.W.3d 408 (2003)

Melvin GOODSPEED, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided October 2, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Davis, Texarkana, for appellant.

Nicole Habersang, Assistant District Attorney, Texarkana, for appellee.

Before MORRISS, C.J., ROSS and CARTER, JJ.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice CARTER.

This case presents the issue of whether trial counsel's conduct was so deficient, and presented professional errors of such magnitude, that it caused prejudice to the defendant, and that, but for counsel's ineffective assistance, there is a reasonable probability the result of the case would have been different. If so, the legal process has failed and we can have no confidence in the outcome of the trial.

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