Cormier v. State

ORDER

We abated the appeal and directed the trial court to conduct a hearing in cause number 01-02-00256-CR, Dwight Cormier v. The State of Texas, because appellant filed in this Court a notice expressing a desire to represent himself on appeal. Our order requested findings from the trial court on these issues: (1) whether appellant wished to waive his right to counsel on appeal and proceed pro se; (2) if he did, whether the waiver of assistance of counsel was made voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently; (3) whether any decision by appellant to proceed pro se was in the best interest of…