Legal Opinion
McCoin v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided August 10, 2001No. 06-00-00105-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice GRANT
Benjamin Wayne McCoin appeals from a jury conviction for attempted capital murder, for which he was sentenced to ninety-nine years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, and a fine of $6,000.
McCoin contends (1) the trial court erred in allowing him to represent himself because he did not competently, knowingly, and intelligently waive his right to counsel; (2) the trial court erred by not allowing his pro se motions to dismiss to be tried to the jury; (3) his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process of law was violated…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Apolinar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Carroll v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Benjamin Wayne McCoin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
- Bertram Crosby v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2005
- Brandy Ann Bussey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2009
- Derek Grinstead v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2021
- Ex Parte: Benjamin Wayne McCoin, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
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