Johnson v. State

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors in a dry county. The punishment imposed was payment of a $500 fine and confinement in county jail for thirty days.

The appellant contends that the trial court erred in permitting the appellant to represent himself at trial without an adequate explanation of the disadvantages and dangers of self-representation.

On November 29,1979, the appellant was convicted after entering a plea of guilty before the trial court. There was no court reporter present at the trial but a tape…