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 did not err in denying a continuance and that appellant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was unsupported. Two dissenting opinions argue that the admission of prior burglary incidents was prejudicial and that the standard for counsel effectiveness should not differ between retained and appointed counsel.