Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Ex Parte Willie E. Wilson.

February 4, 19871987 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 515

Summary

The Court held that the trial attorney's failure to inform the defendant of a 13‑year plea offer violated the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, constituting ineffective assistance of counsel. Accordingly, the conviction was reversed and the case remanded for a new trial.