Legal Opinion

Robertson v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided November 14, 1996No. 14-95-00886-CRPublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAJORITY OPINION

EDELMAN, Justice.

Ted Robertson appeals the revocation of his probation on the ground that the waiver of his right to counsel was not knowingly made because the trial court did not admonish him on the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation. We affirm.

In 1994, while represented by counsel; appellant pled guilty to a charge of felony theft and the trial court fined him and sentenced him to four years confinement but probated the confinement for four years. The terms of his probation required, among other things, that appellant report to his probation officer and pay…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Hathorn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Houston v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  2. Walker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
  3. Mark Dolph v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2013
  4. Grant v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2007
  5. Cudjo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2011

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