Richardson v. State

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

Without an agreement regarding punishment, Michael Gene Richardson (appellant) pleaded guilty to the offense of theft from a person and true to enhancement paragraphs alleging prior felony convictions for robbery by assault and burglary of a habitation. The trial court sentenced him to 26-years imprisonment. Appellant claims: there is no evidence to support his conviction; he received ineffective assistance of counsel; his plea of guilty was coerced and otherwise involuntary; and the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant’s motion for new trial. We affirm.

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