Jordan Dwayne Nichols v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
William J. Boyce, Justice
As part of a plea agreement, appellant Jordan Dwayne Nichols pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor offense of possession of drug paraphernalia. More than two years later, appellant filed a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus contending that his guilty plea was involuntary because trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Appellant’s post-conviction writ was denied, and appellant appealed. We affirm,
BACKGROUND
A Pearland police officer stopped appellant after appellant failed to signal when exiting a grocery store parking lot on May 7, 2012. The officer…
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