John Anthony Lopez v. State

Opinion issued February 4, 2014 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-12-00997-CR ——————————— JOHN ANTHONY LOPEZ, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 184th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1282701 OPINION Appellant John Anthony Lopez appeals his conviction for murder entered after a plea of guilty. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02 (West 2011). He argues that the trial court should have granted him a new trial because he received ineffective assistance of counsel in deciding to plead guilty and in presenting…