Delgado v. State

OPINION

ESQUIVEL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder. Appellant waived indictment and was charged by information. Appellant also waived a jury, entered a guilty plea, and submitted himself to the court for punishment, which, after denying probation, assessed his punishment at ten years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant raises three grounds of error, which will be addressed in turn.

Ground of error one complains that the appellant was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his attorney held out to him the possibility of probation despite…