Brian Cook v. State

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-12-00204-CR BRIAN COOK, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 52nd District Court Coryell County, Texas Trial Court No. FISC-11-20887 ABATEMENT ORDER On August 30, 2011, appellant was charged by indictment with aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.021 (West Supp. 2012). Prior to trial, appellant executed a financial affidavit, wherein he averred that he is “without means to employ counsel of my own choosing[,] and I hereby request the court to appoint counsel for me.” The trial court…