Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Specific allegations of deficient attorney performance that were rejected on direct appeal are not cognizable on habeas corpus as a part of a larger ineffective assistance of counsel claim when the defendant does not offer additional evidence to support that specific claim of deficient performance in the habeas proceeding.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2004
• Published 03/24/2004

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randy Schaffer, Houston, for Appellant., Alan Curry, Asst. DA, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.