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OKONKWO v. STATE

No. PD-0207-12.

398 S.W.3d 689 (2013)

Chidiebele Gabriel OKONKWO, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 15, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian W. Wice , Attorney at Law, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

John R. Messinger , Assistant State Prosecuting Attorney, Austin, TX, Lisa C. McMinn , State's Attorney, Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ALCALA, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

The State's petition for discretionary review asks whether trial counsel for Chidiebele Gabriel Okonkwo, appellant, rendered ineffective assistance by failing to request a jury instruction on the defense of mistake of fact.1 Answering this question in the affirmative, the...

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