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Bright v. State

Citations

  • 585 S.W.2d 739
  • 1979 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1546

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding fundamental constitutional right of access to the courts is satisfied -5- 04-17-00824-CR where criminal defendant is appointed counsel
  • “[D]uring pretrial proceedings [] appellant requested that he be permit- ted to represent himself … and from that date until .. the day trial testimony began appellant acted as his own counsel.”
  • requiring appellant to show harm

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Judges: Dally

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