Charles McKinley v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-04-00009-CR

Charles McKinley, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 147TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 5020367, HONORABLE WILFORD FLOWERS, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

A jury convicted Charles McKinley of manslaughter. Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 19.04 (West 2003). After McKinley pleaded true to the enhancement allegation, the jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment. McKinley complains on appeal that he received ineffective assistance from counsel because counsel failed to question,…