Legal Opinion
Sossamon v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided December 31, 2002No. 10-02-231-CRPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
A jury convicted Harvey Leroy Sossa-mon, III of murder. Sossamon pleaded true to allegations of prior felony convictions enhancing his punishment to that for an habitual offender. The jury sentenced him to life imprisonment. Sossamon has filed a motion to represent himself on appeal.
The trial court permitted Sossamon’s original counsel to withdraw six months before trial due to a conflict of interest. According to a docket notation, Sossamon asked that he be permitted to represent himself at trial with the assistance of standby counsel. See McKaskle v. Wiggins, 465 U.S. 168, 184, 104…
3Cases cited17 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
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4Cited by11 opinions
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- Sickles v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
- Chuck Allen Little v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2013
- Ex Parte Armando Ramos, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2021
- H. F. Westerman, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
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