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BALLARD v. STATE

No. 48913.

514 S.W.2d 267 (1974)

Rester Ray BALLARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 9, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Washington, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Charles Cottingham, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, fifteen years.

This appeal presents questions relating to the trial court's duty to interrupt a trial and order a sanity hearing; the right of defense counsel to give an opening statement; and the defendant's right to a pro se jury argument.

The record reflects that appellant in concert with others waylaid the complaining witness...

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