Garza v. State

PARKER, Judge.

By this appeal, Garza challenges his convictions and sentences alleging that the trial court erred in refusing to allow Garza to withdraw his plea of guilty. We agree and reverse.

Garza had been charged in a two-count information with grand theft and dealing in stolen property. On April 29, 1986, Garza appeared at a pretrial conference, with counsel, and decided to enter a guilty plea to the charges. During the plea, Garza voiced his dissatisfaction with his attorney’s investigation into the case. The record of the plea contains no statement that the defendant was informed of the…