JACKSON, LARRY DEWITT JR. v. the State of Texas

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0451-24

LARRY DEWITT JACKSON, JR., Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE 14TH COURT OF APPEALS
WASHINGTON COUNTY

Per curiam. SCHENCK, P.J., filed a concurring opinion. FINLEY, J. filed a
dissenting opinion in which RICHARDSON, YEARY, and PARKER, JJ., joined.

OPINION

We granted Appellant's petition for discretionary review to determine

whether the court of appeals erred in finding that the Appellant failed to satisfy

the Strickland test for an ineffective assistance of counsel claim and in finding that
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the record lacked any showing for the need for an expert. Having examined the

record and briefs, we conclude that our decision to grant review was improvident.

We therefore dismiss Appellant’s petition for discretionary review as

improvidently granted.

Delivered: December 19, 2025

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