Tucker v. State

Adams, Judge.

Daniel Dale Tucker entered a guilty plea to one count of child molestation and one count of aggravated child molestation and was sentenced to serve twenty years on each count, to run concurrently. The trial court denied his motion to modify his sentence, and this appeal followed.

1. Tucker first contends the trial court erred in refusing to discharge his court-appointed lawyer despite his frequent requests to do so, arguing that he had a right to represent himself, proceed without an attorney, or retain an attorney of his own choosing.

As to this issue, the record shows that Tucker…