Legal Opinion
Geeslin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 7, 1980No. 58451PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated robbery. The punishment, enhanced by a prior felony conviction, is imprisonment for life.
The appellant contends that the trial court erred in permitting him to represent himself at his trial. Specifically, he contends that his waiver of assistance of counsel was not validly given because the trial court failed to properly determine that he voluntarily and intelligently waived the right to counsel. In order to determine the validity of the waiver we must review the facts of the case.
On September 14, 1976,…
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