Jackson v. State

OPINION OF STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

A jury found appellant, Melvin Leon Jackson, guilty of three counts of robbery. See Tex.Penal Code § 29.02(a)(2). After appellant pleaded true to two enhancement allegations, the trial court assessed punishment at 55 years imprisonment. The Thirteenth Court of Appeals reversed, holding that appellant was denied his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel. Jackson v. State, 850 S.W.2d 834 (Tex.App.—Corpus Christi 1993). We granted the State’s petitions for discretionary review,1 pursuant to Texas Rule of…