Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 4/13/1977

Williams v. State

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549 S.W.2d 183
1977 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1075

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holding that the rules of evidence, procedure, and substantive law are applied to all parties equally, and that no special allowances are given to defendants who freely and voluntarily waive their right to counsel
providing that it is well-established that a point of error on appeal must correspond to the precise objection made in the trial court
stating that when an accused elects to represent himself he cannot complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a denial of effective assistance of counsel
stating that when an accused elects to represent himself he cannot complain that the quality of his own defense amounted to a denial of effective assistance of counsel

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Judges: Dally, Roberts, Phillips

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