CAMPBELL v. STATE

No. 59219.

606 S.W.2d 862 (1980)

Leroy CAMPBELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 2.

September 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen H. Shelton, Jr., El Paso, for appellant.

Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, PHILLIPS and W. C. DAVIS, JJ.


OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for assault. Punishment is imprisonment for one year and a fine of $1,000.

Appellant complains that the trial judge forced him to proceed to trial absent a valid waiver of his right to counsel. We agree and reverse.

On November 18, 1976, appellant was arraigned on the charge of assault, a class A misdemeanor. He pleaded not guilty. A pretrial conference was held on December 16,...

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