United States Fifth Circuit

A claim of ineffective assistance fails where appellant knew about the possibility of a plea and chose not to enter into a plea bargain; jury instruction, misinforming jurors that good-time credit would count towards parole eligibility, was incorrect but harmless. (Revised opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/06/2002
• Published 06/25/2002

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth Wayne Smith, Houston, TX, for Galvan., Ellen Stewart-Klein, Austin, TX, for Cockrell.