Brown v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the misdemeanor offense of pimping. His sole enumeration of error is that the trial court’s denial of his motion for a new trial, sustaining its refusal to honor appellant’s request for appointment of counsel, violated his constitutional right to be represented by counsel.

The record discloses that in October 1980 and again in March 1981 appellant applied for appointment of counsel based on his indigency. On both occasions the application was denied, as appellant did not fall within the income eligibility guidelines authorizing appointment of counsel…