Legal Opinion
Brown v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided December 22, 2005No. 06-05-00075-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Chief Justice MORRISS.
Billie Renee Brown pled guilty, without a plea agreement, to felony theft 1 and to unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 2 Brown’s court-appointed attorney was unavailable at the time of her sentencing hearing; so, over Brown’s objection, the trial court appointed a substitute attorney to represent her at that hearing. The trial court assessed punishment in each case at two years’ confinement in a state jail facility, 3 with the two sentences to be served concurrently. The cases have been appealed separately and briefed separately. This case concerns…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Mendez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
- Ex Parte McFarlandCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Stearnes v. ClintonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Alvie Eugene Bingham v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
- Brian Lynn Puckett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2015
- John W. Trotman, III. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010
- John W. Trotman, III. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010
- Quentin Paul Freeman, Sr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008