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GREENE v. STATE

No. 04-93-00227-CR.

928 S.W.2d 119 (1996)

Johnnie GREENE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

June 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Stevens, San Antonio, for appellant.

Daniel Thornberry, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, San Antonio, for appellee.

Before RICKHOFF, LÓPEZ and HARDBERGER, JJ.

HARDBERGER, Justice.

This case involves a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. When evaluating such an appellate point, we should examine counsel's performance in its totality. Few lawyers turn in a perfect performance in a trial—it is simply too complex a task for perfection. Still there are minimum standards of advocacy that cannot be trespassed without undermining the confidence in the conviction. When...

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