Monreal v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MANSFIELD, Judge.

In this case we must determine whether the Fourth Court of Appeals erred in holding that appellant, Albert Monreal, had not demonstrated that his trial counsel had rendered ineffective assistance due to a conflict of interest.

The Relevant Facts

In June 1991, the Bexar County grand jury indicted appellant in a single indictment for two felony offenses, aggravated sexual assault (count I) and indecency with a child (count II). See Tex. Penal Code §§ 21.11(a)(1) and 22.021(a)(l)(B)(i) & (2)(B). The grand jury alleged that…