Frangias v. State

OPINION ON REMAND

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

Appellant John Frangias’s appeal of his conviction for sexual assault is before us on remand. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to grant his motion for new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel. On original submission, we held that the record did not show that his attorneys’ performance fell outside the broad range of prevailing professional norms. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed, holding that “by any view of the evidence,” counsel failed to render reasonable professional assistance. Frangias v. State,…