Hawthorne v. State

1 lAppellant Melvin Hawthorne, by and through his attorney, Mark S. Frazier, has filed a motion for rule on clerk.

Hawthorne was charged with numerous offenses in two separate criminal proceedings. Although he was initially represented by the Garland County public defender’s office, Hawthorne retained private counsel in August of 2007. However, Hawthorne’s private attorney moved to withdraw in April of 2008. The Garland County Circuit Court granted the motion in May of 2008, and, on June 2, 2008, appointed Mark Frazier of the public defender’s office to represent Hawthorne. Hawthorne was…