Legal Opinion
Wiggins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 26, 1975No. 49647PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Commissioner.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for robbery by assault. Punishment, enhanced under the provisions of Art. 62, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., was assessed at life.
At the outset, it is urged that appellant was denied the right to defend himself without the assistance of counsel. It is apparently appellant’s position that there was incompatibility between appellant and his counsel which resulted in ineffective assistance of counsel and an inadequate defense.
The record reflects that the appellant requested that he be allowed to represent himself pro se. The court ruled that the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hardin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Elizalde v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Blankenship v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Geeslin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Carl Edwin Wiggins v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Carl Edwin Wiggins v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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