Benard, George Ralph v. State

Opinion issued August 30, 2002

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-00-00131-CR

GEORGE RALPH BENARD, Appellant

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 232nd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 803301

O P I N I O N

A jury convicted appellant, George Ralph Benard, of delivery of cocaine and assessed punishment of 10 years community supervision and a $10,000 fine. Appellant argues (1) the trial court erred by allowing several unadjudicated extraneous offenses into evidence at the punishment phase and (2) his counsel was ineffective for failing to…