ARTEAGA v. STATE

No. 04-87-00048-CR.

757 S.W.2d 158 (1988)

Lorenzo ARTEAGA, a/k/a Lorenzo Artega, a/k/a Lorenzo Artiaga, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

August 31, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Goeke, Huffman, Mayton & Goeke, San Antonio, for appellant.

Fred G. Rodriguez, Jay Brandon, James Kopp, Daniel Thornberry, Criminal Dist. Attys. San Antonio, for appellee.

Before CADENA, C.J., and CANTU and DIAL, JJ.


OPINION

CADENA, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant, Lorenzo Arteaga, guilty of unlawfully carrying a weapon, and the court set punishment at one year's probation and a fine. Appellant, who waived his right to representation by an attorney and conducted his own defense, now complains that the trial court erred in refusing to permit him to reopen his case and testify in his own behalf. We agree.

Before the trial began, the court warned appellant...

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