Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas May 4, 1955, No. 27493 (Gaines v. State)

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant contends that he was forced to proceed to trial without the benefit of counsel.

From the statements of fact of the trial on the merits and the hearing on the motion for new trial, the following facts are apparent. The appellant was convicted in June of 1954 in the County Court of Brown County and assessed a fine and jail sentence.