Ray French v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

The State of Texas has appealed the United States District Court’s decision granting a writ of habeas corpus to the petitioner, Ray French. The petitioner requested habeas corpus relief on the grounds that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at both his state trial and on appeal and that the state trial court’s decision to enhance his sentence was based on insufficient evidence. The district court granted the writ on the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel on appeal. We affirm the district court’s decision on the basis of the petitioner’s claim of…