Matthews v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for rape with the death penalty.

The offense is alleged to have been committed on the 19th day of August, 1950. The indictment was returned by the grand jury on August 25, 1950, and on the same date the court appointed two attorneys to represent the accused in the trial of his case. On the 3rd day of October, thereafter, the defendant came into court and filed an affidavit stating that he and his family had employed Mr. J. M. Johnson, an attorney of Houston, Texas, to represent him and that he had not agreed and 'does not now consent to be…