Legal Opinion
Childress v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 21, 1990No. 01-89-00662-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PRICE, Justice
(Assigned).
This appeal follows a conviction for burglary of a building. After a second offender enhancement status was established at the punishment hearing, the jury imposed imprisonment for 85 years and assessed a fine of $10,000.
The issue facing this Court is whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow appellant to discharge his retained attorney prior to trial. Appellant focuses attention on this issue in two points of error. First, he claims the trial court committed fundamental error in refusing to allow him to discharge his retained attorney and secondly,…
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