Kenneth Joseph Ward, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed the Court of Appeals' decision and remanded with instructions to grant Kenneth Joseph Ward an out-of-time appeal, holding that the failure of his court‑appointed counsel to include a statement of facts in the appellate record denied him effective assistance of counsel on appeal in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Texas Constitution. The opinion also concluded that appointed trial counsel remains counsel on appeal until properly withdrawn.