Chance Copeland v. the State of Texas

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-21-00179-CR CHANCE COPELAND, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE On Appeal from the 364th District Court Lubbock County, Texas Trial Court No. 2019-417,625, Honorable William R. Eichman II, Presiding April 18, 2022 ORDER ON ABATEMENT AND REMAND Before QUINN, C.J., and PIRTLE and DOSS, JJ. Appellant, Chance Copeland, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. He perfected an appeal and filed, on April 11, a pro se motion seeking appointment of new counsel. Allegedly, he is being denied the effective…