Legal Opinion
Chadwick v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 5, 2010No. PD-0250-09PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEASLER, J.,
delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.
Claude Wayne Chadwick complained on appeal that the trial judge improperly refused to allow him to proceed pro se after his competency to stand trial was restored. 1 The Third Court of Appeals affirmed the trial judge’s ruling. 2 Chadwick now argues that the court of appeals erred in its application of the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Indiana v. Edwards 3 and by implying findings of fact supporting the trial judge’s ruling. We disagree and affirm the court of appeals’s judgment.
Background
Chadwick was charged…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Indiana v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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3Cited by80 opinions
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- Scott Panetti v. William Stephens, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- Cudjo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011
- Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
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