Champion v. State

In Champion v. State, 126 S.W.3d 686, 691 (Tex. App.--Amarillo 2004, pet. ref'd), the court held that Champion's plea of guilty did not waive his right to appeal because Champion alleged that his counsel was ineffective by promising him probation if he pleaded guilty and by not communicating a plea-bargain offer. Id. The court did not, however, explain the relationship between the failure to convey the plea-bargain offer and the plea of guilty. Id. Likewise, the court did not explain whether there was any nexus, temporal or otherwise, between the failure to convey the plea-bargain offer and the plea of guilty. Id.