Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Kartis Ewing, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

April 6, 19771977 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1054

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the trial court properly denied a continuance and that the record does not demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel. Two dissenting judges argued that the majority applied an improper standard and would have found a breach of counsel's duty under the Sixth Amendment.