Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 14, 1981No. 62534PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING
CLINTON, Judge.
Our opinion on original submission is withdrawn. In it, responsive to contentions made in an amicus curiae brief, the Court reversed the judgment of conviction and remanded the cause for a new trial on the twin conclusions that neither the standard for waiver of counsel nor the standard for self-representation were satisfied in the trial court. This the Court was authorized to do in the interest of justice by Article 40.09, § 13, V.A.C.C.P.
The opinion and judgment of the Court have at once received support and have come under heavy attack,…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by85 opinions
- Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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- Lott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Lucas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Goffney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
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