Connor v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MALONEY, Judge.

Appellant pled guilty to three fraudulent sales of securities in violation of the Texas Securities Act. The trial court assessed punishment at ten years imprisonment probated for ten years. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Connor v. State, 809 S.W.2d 560, 564 (Tex.App.-Austin 1991). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that appellant’s motion for new trial was invalid and therefore the denial of counsel “at the hearing” on the motion was not…