Guillory v. State

OPINION

Appellant and his brother were tried jointly and convicted of the offense of murder. Appellant’s punishment was assessed at 20 years confinement at T.D.C., while his brother was sentenced to 50 years. The appellants were represented by one attorney at trial.

Appellant’s counsel has filed a motion asking this court to abate the instant appeal and order an evidentiary hearing by the trial court to determine whether appellant was informed by the attorney about the possibility of a conflict of interest. Appellant cites Gonzales v. State, 605 S.W.2d 278 (Tex. Crim. App. 1980), as authority…