OWENS v. STATE

No. 12-81-0205-CR.

644 S.W.2d 873 (1982)

Fred Warner OWENS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

December 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron S. Galloway, Dallas, for appellant.

Hunter B. Brush, Dist. Atty., Tyler, for appellee.


McKAY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of sexual abuse of a child. Punishment was assessed at confinement for life.

Two grounds of error are brought by appellant. In his first ground appellant says the court erred in appointing defense counsel to represent him at trial "because the court failed to consider appellant's potential liability in determining the level of competency required of defense counsel"; secondly, the court failed to consider the objectivity...

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