Legal Opinion
Froyd v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided June 2, 1982No. 13-81-290-CR. (2301cr.)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YOUNG, Justice.
Virginia Beam Froyd appeals from her jury conviction of aggravated robbery wherein the court assessed her punishment to sixteen years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. We reverse.
The appellant was represented by appointed counsel at her trial. Her attorney conferred with her on the case, but she apparently believed that his efforts on her behalf were inadequate. She prepared eighteen pre-trial motions, including a motion to dismiss her attorney from the case. The appellant did not attempt to file these motions until October 29, 1979, the date of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Landers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Meyer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
- Froyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Hazelwood v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
- Soto v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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