Scott Lee Orson v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-04-00089-CR Scott Lee Orson, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 55,019, HONORABLE JOE CARROLL, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Scott Lee Orson appeals his conviction for the offense of forgery, for which he was sentenced to eight months in state jail.

Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 32.21(d) (West Supp. 2004-05). On appeal, Orson contends that his trial attorney’s failure to investigate the facts and circumstances giving rise to the indictment denied him effective…