Charlie Louis Shavers v. State

Charlie Louis Shavers v. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-02-00354-CR

CHARLIE LOUIS SHAVERS,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the 77th District Court

Limestone County, Texas

Trial Court # 9893-A

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Charlie Shavers was convicted of assault on a family member in a bench trial. The court found him guilty and assessed punishment at seven years in prison. On appeal, his sole issue is that the court should have granted his request for a free psychiatric evaluation when the issue of insanity was raised.

Shavers’ appointed counsel filed a motion for continuance stating that…