Winn v. State

OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed his punishment at fifty years in prison. We find that counsel failed to provide effective assistance of counsel, reverse the trial court’s judgment, and remand for new trial.

Appellant was indicted for murdering Leeann Crosby, his live-in girlfriend. In his first point of error, appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to establish that he caused Crosby’s death. Although we reverse on appellant’s effective assistance of counsel point, we must address appellant’s sufficiency claim because jeopardy…