Legal Opinion
Medley v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided May 23, 2001No. 07-98-0225-CRPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING
JOHNSON, Justice.
On consideration of the State’s Motion for Rehearing, we withdraw our opinion of August 31, 2000.
Appellant Clifford Scott Medley appeals his conviction for murder. Appellant asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to withdraw his waiver of right to counsel just prior to trial. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
In May, 1995, appellant Clifford Scott Medley and Frankie Steinbreeher (Frankie) were living together at the Coach Light Inn in Amarillo, Texas. Frankie and appellant broke up, and Frankie went to the Inn to pack up her…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by39 opinions
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