CHILDRESS v. STATE

No. 01-89-00662-CR.

794 S.W.2d 119 (1990)

Tony Ray CHILDRESS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Discretionary Review Refused November 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Boyd, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Harris County Dist. Atty. Lester Blizzard and Joe Owmby, Asst. Harris Co. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

Before DUGGAN, HUGHES and PRICE, JJ.


OPINION

PRICE, Justice (Assigned).

This appeal follows a conviction for burglary of a building. After a second offender enhancement status was established at the punishment hearing, the jury imposed imprisonment for 85 years and assessed a fine of $10,000.

The issue facing this Court is whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow appellant to discharge his retained attorney prior to trial. Appellant focuses attention on this issue in two points...

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