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Anwuzia v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jan 30, 2018
No. 05-17-01469-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 30, 2018)

Opinion

No. 05-17-01469-CR No. 05-17-01470-CR

01-30-2018

VICTORIA IFEANYI ANWUZIA, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the County Court at Law Rockwall County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. CR16-0886 & CR16-0887

ORDER

We REINSTATE these appeals.

Appellant timely filed pro se notices of appeal of the trial court's November 29, 2017 judgments. Because the record did not reflect that counsel had been appointed, we abated these cases for a hearing to determine whether appellant is indigent and entitled to court-appointed counsel. On January 25, 2018, a supplemental clerk's record was filed in each case containing the trial court's written findings of fact and recommendations.

We ADOPT the trial court's findings that (1) appellant is not indigent; (2) appellant has not retained counsel and does not wish to be represented by counsel; (3) the trial court advised appellant of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation and appellant was adamant in preparing her own defense on appeal; (4) the trial court found appellant's waiver of counsel was voluntary and knowing and attached forms that substantially comply with article 1.051(g) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and are signed by appellant; and (5) the trial court informed appellant she would be required to request and pay for the preparation of the clerk's records and the reporter's record in these appeals.

The clerk's records have been filed. The reporter's record, due January 28, 2018, is overdue.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send a copy of this order and all future notices to appellant Victoria Anwuzia at P.O. Box 861535, Plano, TX 75086.

/s/ CRAIG STODDART

JUSTICE


Summaries of

Anwuzia v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jan 30, 2018
No. 05-17-01469-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 30, 2018)
Case details for

Anwuzia v. State

Case Details

Full title:VICTORIA IFEANYI ANWUZIA, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

Date published: Jan 30, 2018

Citations

No. 05-17-01469-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 30, 2018)