PINEDA v. STATE

No. 01-03-00457-CR.

176 S.W.3d 244 (2004)

Rafael PINEDA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston.

Discretionary Review Refused October 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Goode, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Rafael Pineda, Houston, pro se.

Charles A. Rosenthal, Jr., District Attorney-Harris County, Donald W. Rogers, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, William J. Delmore, III, Chief Prosecutor, Appellate Division, Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices KEYES and BLAND.


OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

Appellant, Rafael Pineda, was charged with the felony offense of aggravated robbery1 and pleaded not guilty. A jury found appellant guilty and assessed his punishment at 20 years' confinement. In three points of error, appellant contends the interpreter's absence during certain voir dire proceedings denied him (1) his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel, (2) his constitutional...

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