State v. Gutierrez

Hervey, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Keller, P.J., Keasler, Alcala, Richardson, Yeary, Keel, and Walker, JJ., joined.

*94The question in this case is whether the court of appeals erred when it affirmed the trial court's granting of a new trial on ineffective-assistance-of-counsel grounds. We conclude that the court of appeals did err because the trial court should not have granted the motion. As a result, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals, vacate the trial court's order granting a new trial, and order the judgments of convictions and associated sentences…