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STOKES v. STATE

No. 14-04-00518-CR.

221 S.W.3d 101 (2006)

Forrest Lee STOKES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

February 14, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawna L. Reagin, Houston, for appellants.

Eric Kugler, Houston, for appellees.

Panel consists of Justices HUDSON, FROST, and SEYMORE.

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

Challenging his conviction for theft as a third-time offender, appellant Forrest Lee Stokes asserts that the trial court (1) abused its discretion by failing to conduct a hearing on his motion for new trial and (2) wrongly deprived him of his right to testify on his own behalf at trial. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

David Gilliam, the assistant...

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