Harrington Christopher Young v. State

OPINION

MICHAEL MASSENGALE, Justice.

Appellant Harrington Christopher Young pleaded guilty, without an agreed recommendation as to punishment, to aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14, a first-degree felony. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.021(a)(l)(B)(iii), (a)(2)(B), (e) (West Supp. 2011). The trial court sentenced him to imprisonment for 15 years. Young appeals from the judgment on two grounds: (1) ineffective assistance of counsel, and (2) cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Background

At the time of Young’s guilty plea, there was no agreed…