Worthen v. State

ORDER REVERSING CONVICTION AND REMANDING FOR NEW TRIAL

Appellant, John Michael Worthen, was convicted in Comache County District Court, Case No. CRF-88-220, of Distribution of Marijuana, After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies, in which he received a sentence of eighteen years’ imprisonment and a fine of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500). Since this case must be reversed and remanded, we deem it unnecessary to set forth the facts.

Appellant was represented at trial by court appointed counsel, who had previously served as assistant district attorney and successfully convicted…