Legal Opinion

Rice v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 18, 1989No. C14-86-396-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEARS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder. A jury found appellant guilty of the offense as charged, found the enhancement paragraph alleging two prior offenses true, and assessed his confinement at 99 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm.

The record shows that appellant was represented by several different appointed attorneys on appeal. However, pursuant to a request to proceed pro se, and following a Faretta1 hearing by the trial court, appellant is proceeding pro se on this appeal. Although the appellant complains of several things…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Kalmbach v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Andrade v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
  2. Andrade v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
  3. Cesar Andrade v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007

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