LOFTIN v. STATE

No. 68327.

660 S.W.2d 543 (1983)

Linda Gail LOFTIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde F. DeWitt, III, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., Timothy G. Taft and Bill Taylor, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted, in a trial before the court held on October 15, 1980, of the murder of Samuel Barranco. Punishment was assessed at 35 years confinement.

In her sole ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to order, sua sponte, a hearing on the issue of appellant's competency to stand trial.

The record reflects that prior to trial and pursuant to a motion by the State, the court...

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