Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided October 2, 2002No. 10-01-169-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REX D. DAVIS, Chief Justice.
This appeal involves Richard Scott’s assertion of indigence on appeal, his right to a free appellate record, and his right to court-appointed counsel. The trial court refused to find Scott indigent because: (1) it did not have before it a pleading requesting such a finding; and (2) Scott and his witnesses refused to provide testimony “under penalty of perjury,” stating that to do so would be contrary to their religious beliefs. We will reverse and remand this cause for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
A grand jury presented an indictment against Scott on June…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Christopher Ray Weatherspoon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
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