Garcia v. Ray

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a summary judgment case. The plaintiff, Alfredo A. Garcia, was convicted in the 197th Judicial District Court of Cam eron County, Texas, of the offense of “a felon in possession of a firearm.” The appellant was sentenced under Section 12.-42(d) of Vernon’s Annotated Penal Code to life imprisonment as a habitual criminal. The defendant was the appellant’s attorney in the criminal case. The plaintiff brought suit to recover $750,000 in damages because, according to the appellant, the defendant held himself out to be a licensed attorney and had “ . . . falsely,…