Shanklin v. State

OPINION

A grand jury indicted appellant for murder. Tex. Penal Code § 19.02. Appellant plead not guilty. A jury sentenced appellant to sixty years’ imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice- — • Correctional Institutions Division.

After sentencing, appellant filed a motion for new trial, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court denied appellant’s motion for new trial. Appellant appealed, asserting that the trial court erred in finding that appellant’s counsel did not render ineffective assistance during both the guilt and punishment phases of trial. Shanklin v.…