Blankenship v. State

673 S.W.2d 578 (1984)

Terry BLANKENSHIP, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 796-83.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

July 18, 1984.

Adolfo Quijano, Jr. (Court-appointed), Robin Norris, El Paso, for appellant.

Steve W. Simmons, Dist. Atty. and Allan Massis, Asst. Dist. Atty., El Paso, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., and Cathleen Riedel, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

"He who represents himself has a fool for a client."

While there may be resounding truth to the old proverb,…