1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.3d
  4. 590 S.W.3d
  5. 590 S.W.3d 1 (2019)
 

COLE v. STATE

NOS. 09-18-00124-CR, 09-18-00125-CR.

590 S.W.3d 1 (2019)

Artavias Chovan COLE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Opinion Delivered November 13, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Greene , Anahuac, TX, for Appellant.

Bob Wortham , Criminal District Attorney, Wayln G. Thompson , Assistant District Attorney, Angela Mann Kneeland , Assistant District Attorney, Beamont, TX, for Appellee.

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.

OPINION

The Sixth Amendment allows a criminal defendant to represent himself at trial.1 The right to choose (or to reject) counsel is a personal right. And the defendant's choice must be honored.2

That said, an individual's right to elect to represent...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases