Courtney v. State

39 S.W.3d 732 (2001)

Tommy Layne COURTNEY, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 09-00-374 CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Submitted March 2, 2001.

Decided April 11, 2001.

John Henry Tatum, II, Lufkin, for appellant.

Clyde M. Herrington, District Attorney, Albert J. Charanza, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Lufkin, for the State.

Before WALKER, C.J., BURGESS, and GAULTNEY, JJ.

OPINION

GAULTNEY, Justice.

The single issue in this case is ineffective assistance of counsel, which appellant Tommy Layne Courtney claims rendered his plea involuntary. A guilty plea is not voluntarily or…