Legal Opinion
Lathem v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 12, 2017No. 02-15-00228-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KERRY FITZGERALD, JUSTICE
A jury convicted Appellant Teresa La-them of six counts of criminal solicitation of capital murder and assessed her punishment at fifty years’ confinement on each count. The trial court sentenced her accordingly.1 This case centers around the issue of self-representation. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellant was indigent and in custody pending trial. The trial court appointed counsel to represent her on August 2, 2013. The indictment was returned on September 20, 2013. Appellant wrote a letter complaining about her lawyer and requesting new counsel on March 29,…
2Cases cited60 opinions
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Adrian Calderon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2019
- Anthony Scott White v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2023
- Antjuan Marino McGhee v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2025
- Casey Joe Cochnauer v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2021
- Debra Mae Carter v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2025
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