East v. State

ORDER

Appellant, Robert A. East, was convicted in each of these cases of the offense of burglary and sentenced to confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for thirty years.

Barbara Drumheller was appointed to represent appellant on appeal. On February 27, 2001, appellant filed a motion to dismiss his appointed attorney and to proceed pro se on appeal. When a criminal appellant waives his right to appointed counsel, he waives many traditional benefits associated with the right to counsel. Before an appellant may dismiss appointed counsel and proceed…