1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 459 S.W.2d
  5. 459 S.W.2d 868 (1970)
 

PEOPLES v. STATE

No. 43097.

459 S.W.2d 868 (1970)

Donnell PEOPLES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas (Court appointed on appeal), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John B. Tolle, Harry J. Schulz, Jr., W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., and Edgar A. Mason, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery with a prior robbery conviction alleged for enhancement; the punishment, life.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not questioned. Appellant's first ground of error is that the court erred in not granting him more than three days in order to secure an attorney of his choice. Some three months before the filing of this pro se motion the court had appointed an attorney who did actually represent appellant...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases