Sheppard v. State

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of possession of stolen property, and, as an habitual criminal, was sentenced to 21 years in the penitentiary. No appeal was taken, but appellant filed his original petition for postconviction relief on the sole ground that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial. The primary bases upon which he argues that he was entitled to relief upon his original and amended petitions were that he was ill-prepared for trial because his attorneys misled him into believing that if the prosecuting witness expressed a desire to drop the…