FERNANDEZ v. STATE

No. 04-07-00461-CR.

283 S.W.3d 25 (2009)

Jose Alberto FERNANDEZ, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

February 25, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah D. Letz, Assistant Appellate Public Defender, San Antonio, TX, for Appellant.

Paul Thomson, Assistant District Attorney, Laredo, TX, for Appellee.

Sitting: CATHERINE STONE, Chief Justice, PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice, STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.


OPINION

PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.

Jose Alberto Fernandez, Jr. appeals his conviction for evading arrest, asserting the trial court erred in permitting him to represent himself at trial without the proper admonishments and without a valid waiver of the right to counsel. We reverse the trial court's judgment and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

On the evening of February 18, 2006, Fernandez was involved in an altercation at a bar. Upon...

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