Johnson v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for bigamy, with punishment assessed at five years in the penitentiary, the maximum penalty authorized for that offense.

Notwithstanding the fact that appellant had employed a capable and reputable attorney to represent him in this case, this record affirmatively reflects that he was tried and convicted without the benefit of counsel. The absence of counsel appears not to be attributable in any manner to any act or laches on the part of the appellant, but, rather, to the fact that his attorney was, when the case was called for trial and tried, engaged in…