Manley v. State

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

Thomas Manley was convicted of and placed on community-supervision probation for the offense of deadly conduct. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 22.05 (Vernon 1994). His appeal asserts that the court erred in failing to admonish him on the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation prior to the beginning of trial.1 Because we agree, we will reverse the judgment and remand this cause for a new trial.

FACTS

On October 28, 1994, Manley called David Mathis, an electrician, and asked him to hook up a spa. Mathis went to Manley’s home the next day to do the work. He returned…