Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 16, 2008No. PD-1245-06PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
252 S.W.3d 353 (2008)
Janet Lorraine WILLIAMS, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas.
No. PD-1245-06.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
January 16, 2008.
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…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by134 opinions
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