Court of Appeals of Texas January 12, 2017, NO. 02-15-00228-CR (Lathem v. State)

OPINION

KERRY FITZGERALD, JUSTICE

A jury convicted Appellant Teresa La-them of six counts of criminal solicitation of capital murder and assessed her punishment at fifty years’ confinement on each count. The trial court sentenced her accordingly.1 This case centers around the issue of self-representation. We reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

Appellant was indigent and in custody pending trial.