Burton v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellant represented himself before a jury which found him guilty of forgery and uttering and assessed his punishment, as a habitual criminal, at ten years’ imprisonment on each charge. The court ordered the sentences to be served concurrently.

Appellant contends through court appointed appellate counsel that the trial court erred in refusing to appoint another trial attorney after appellant and his court appointed counsel, Mr. Black, were unable to agree on defense strategy and, further, the court erred by failing to adequately warn appellant of the risks involved in…