Crowell v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

This conviction is for the offense of child desertion; the punishment, 18 months in the penitentiary.

After conviction, appellant secured counsel and filed a motion for a new trial alleging that the trial court erred in failing to appoint an attorney to “prepare and present” his application for a suspended sentence.

It was shown on the motion for a new trial that after appellant had advised the court that he wanted counsel, he was placed on trial without an attorney; and that he entered a plea of not guilty upon a jury trial.

The judge, at the beginning of the trial, determined…