Moore v. State

324 S.W.2d 879 (1959)

Johnny MOORE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 30636.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 13, 1959.

Harris E. Lofthus, Amarillo, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for burglary, with punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary.

The record in this case affirmatively reflects that this appellant, an eighteen-year-old boy, was not represented by counsel either of his own choosing or by appointment by the court. There is an absence of any suggestion in this case that the trial court…