Maines v. State

Opinion

TERRY McCALL, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Charles Aaron Maines, of stalking. TEX. PEN. CODE ANN. § 42.072 (Vernon 2003). Appellant elected to have the trial court impose the sentence. After appellant pleaded true to 2 enhancement paragraphs, the trial court sentenced him to 60 years confinement. We affirm.

Appellant, in his sole issue on appeal, claims that the trial court abused its discretion when it failed to stop the trial and convene a separate jury to consider his competency. The parties agree that appellant was competent during the first day of trial and that he was…