Notias v. State

OPINION

Laura Carter Higley, Justice

Appellant, Irvin Notias, was found guilty by a jury of the offense of aggravated robbery.1 After finding one enhancement allegation to be true, the jury assessed punishment at 40 years in prison. Appellant raises two issues on appeal. He asserts that the trial court erred by-refusing to instruct the jury that Appellant’s voluntary absence during trial could not be evidence of his guilty, and he asserts that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial.

We affirm.

Background

At around 8:35 a.m. on November 21, 2013, Tammy Watkins and her fiancé,…