Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 31, 2004No. 2077-02PublishedCited by 350 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, P.J.
in which MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Trial
Appellant was convicted of theft. After trial, she filed a motion for new trial and a “motion to withdraw and request to proceed in forma pauperis.” The latter motion (signed by defense counsel Gaither, defense counsel Watts, and appellant) requested three items of relief: (1) to permit appellant’s retained attorneys to withdraw from the case, (2) to find appellant indigent for appellate purposes, and (3) to appoint counsel to represent appellant on appeal. The motion stated that counsel talked to…
3Cases cited36 opinions
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