Culverhouse v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of the offense of attempted murder. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 15.01 and 19.02(a)(1). The jury assessed punishment at 20 years’ imprisonment. The cause was tried in Walker County after a change of venue from Rusk County.

On appeal appellant contended, inter alia, the trial court “erred in compelling appellant to proceed in trial before jury in leg irons, handcuffs, and a belly band” and the trial court erred in refusing the request to dismiss standby counsel. The Court of…