Thomas Carl Johnson & Robert Darnell Stapp, Appellants v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed the burglary convictions, holding that the trial court’s admonishments were sufficient to establish that the appellants knowingly and intelligently waived their Sixth Amendment right to counsel and proceeded pro se. The majority relied on Faretta’s requirement of a knowing and intelligent waiver, while a dissent argued the record was insufficient and a concurrence agreed with the result but criticized the majority’s reliance on Martin’s altered interpretation of Faretta.