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WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. PD-1245-06.

252 S.W.3d 353 (2008)

Janet Lorraine WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 16, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perry R. Steven, Angleton, for Appellant.

Trey D. Picard, Asst. D.A., Angleton, Jeffrey Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for State.

OPINION

KEASLER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

The Court of Appeals held that Janet Lorraine Williams's waiver of her right to counsel was invalid because the trial judge failed to inquire into her indigent status and admonish her about the right to appointed counsel.1 The court held that the error was structural constitutional...

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