LOPEZ v. STATE

No. 01-12-00997-CR.

428 S.W.3d 271 (2014)

John Anthony LOPEZ, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

February 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Bunin , Chief Public Defender, Mark C. Kratovil , Assistant Public Defender, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Devon Anderson , District Attorney, Heather A. Hudson , Assistant District Attorney, Houston, TX, for The State of Texas.

Panel consists of Justices KEYES, HIGLEY, and MASSENGALE.


OPINION

MICHAEL MASSENGALE, Justice.

Appellant John Anthony Lopez appeals his conviction for murder entered after a plea of guilty. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02 (West 2011). He argues that the trial court should have granted him a new trial because he received ineffective assistance of counsel in deciding to plead guilty and in presenting his case at the sentencing hearing. We affirm.

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