Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Ex Parte Terry David Winton.

September 16, 19921992 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 170

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas granted the habeas petition, holding that the trial judge improperly denied the defendant's timely and unconditional request to represent himself, violating his Sixth Amendment right. Accordingly, the conviction was vacated and the case remanded for the defendant to answer the indictment.