Ballard v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, fifteen years.

This appeal presents questions relating to the trial court’s duty to interrupt a trial and order a sanity hearing; the right of defense counsel to give an opening statement; and the defendant’s right to a pro se jury argument.»

The record reflects that appellant in concert with others waylaid .the complaining witness and robbed him at gun point.

In ground of error one appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to stop the proceeding and conduct a psychiatric examination of appellant. The record reflects…