Lucky Luna Loses State Court Appeal

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It looks like luck has run out for a Texas convict named Lucky John Luna.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday refused an appeal contending the 46-year-old convicted sex offender received deficient legal help when a Dallas County judge sentenced him in 2005 to consecutive sentences of 10 and 15 years for two sexual assaults.

Court records show Luna pleaded guilty without any plea bargain involved. Luna argued in appeals that his attorney failed to prepare him properly for the punishment hearing and that his lawyer, among other complaints, had an improper conversation about him with a court bailiff.

A lower court judge agreed with Luna but the appeals court Wednesday ruled that finding was flawed and denied him relief.

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