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Title: Melton V. State
Author : Texas Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 12, 1998
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 52 KB

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We must decide whether Rodney Dwight Melton, who contends he was erroneously informed by his court-appointed trial attorney that he had been captured on videotape committing the charged crime, was denied effective assistance of counsel, resulting in an involuntary guilty plea. Appellant pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and was sentenced to ten years in prison and fined $1000. On appeal, he complains his plea of guilty was involuntary due to ineffective assistance of counsel. We agree with appellant; accordingly, we reverse the trial court's judgment and remand for a new trial.