Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Jill Marion Rankin, Appellant v. the State of Texas

June 6, 20012001 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 43

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that the Court of Appeals erred in finding the appellant waived her legal‑sufficiency challenge to the deadly‑weapon finding and erred in dismissing her ineffective‑assistance claim under the revised Helms rule; it vacated the appellate judgment and remanded for reconsideration.