Glover v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery by assault where the punishment was assessed by the jury at 20 years.

We shall first consider appellant’s contention that the “trial court committed fundamental error in overruling appellant’s motion for a continuance.”

The record reflects the indictment was returned on June 16, 1969. Counsel who was appointed for the appellant on June 24, 1969, subsequently filed several pretrial motions. On December 1, 1969, at appellant’s request such counsel was removed and Dennis White was appointed to represent the appellant. On…