Michael Angel Ramirez v. State

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

Appellant was charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, and convicted of the lesser-included offense of robbery. Punishment was assessed at twenty years’ imprisonment. On appeal, we are asked to consider two issues: (1) whether the trial court erroneously denied an instruction on the lesser-included offense of theft, and (2) whether appellant was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

The complaining witness, Cesar Lopez, testified that appellant stole his truck as he was attempting to…