Legal Opinion

Stacy Wayne James v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)

Decided March 28, 2002No. 11-00-00172-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

11th Court of Appeals

11th Court of Appeals

Eastland, Texas

Opinion

Stacy Wayne James

Appellant

Vs. No. 11-00-00172-CR B Appeal from Baylor County

State of Texas

Appellee

The jury convicted appellant of the state jail felony of theft over $1,500 and under $20,000. Appellant elected to have his punishment set by the court. The court assessed his punishment at 18 months confinement. We affirm.

In his only point of error on appeal, appellant asserts that his trial counsel Awas ineffective at the punishment stage because he did not plead or prove the appellant=s eligibility for probation.@ Appellant=s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. McFarland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Price v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996

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