Legal Opinion
Henderson v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided January 26, 2000No. 06-98-00253-CRPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice ROSS.
Lawrence Henderson appeals from a conviction for the offense of deadly conduct, a Class A misdemeanor. Henderson pled not guilty and represented himself in a trial before the court. During the course of the trial, the State called three witnesses to the stand, one of which was Henderson. Henderson called no witnesses. The court found him guilty and sentenced him to 8,760 hours in jail and a $4,000.00 fine.
Henderson appeals, contending that: (1) he was denied assistance of counsel; (2) he was compelled to testify against himself; (3) his sentence is not authorized…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Collier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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3Cited by20 opinions
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