Johnson v. State

OPINION

TEAGUE, Judge.

Harry Leroy Johnson, aka Charles Leroy Mitchell, appellant, was convicted by a jury of theft over $200 but less than $10,000. The jury also assessed his punishment, enhanced, at fifteen (15) years’ confinement in the penitentiary and a fine of $1,000.

We will reverse appellant’s conviction because the trial court denied appellant his constitutional right of self-representation.

Notwithstanding that we will reverse appellant’s conviction because the trial court denied him his constitutional right of self-representation, but because he raises a challenge to the sufficiency of…