Opinion
Appellate case number: 01-17-00277-CR
05-11-2017
Kyle Holland. v. The State of Texas
ORDER Trial court case number: C-1-CR-16-100073 Trial court: County Court at Law No. 2 of Travis County
Proceeding pro se, appellant, Kyle Holland, has filed a notice of appeal indicating that he appeals the county court at law's order affirming the judgment of the Austin Municipal Court. In this Court, appellant has filed a "Motion for Court Appointed Attorney."
The appeal initially was filed in the Third Court of Appeals. Pursuant to its docket equalization authority, the Supreme Court of Texas transferred the appeal to this Court. See Misc. Docket No. 17-9035, Transfer of Cases from Courts of Appeals (Tex. Mar. 28, 2017); see also TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West 2005) (authorizing transfer of cases).
The county court at law's order shows that, in the municipal court, a jury found appellant guilty of camping in violation of Austin City Code § 9-4-11. A violation of section 9-4-11 is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine. Austin, Tex., Code of Ordinances ch. 1-1, § 1-1-99(B), ch. 9-1, art. 1, § 9-4-3 (2017). An individual charged with a Class C misdemeanor that is punishable only by a fine is not entitled to appointed counsel, even if the individual is indigent. See Valentine v. State, No. 07-13-0307-CR, 2013 WL 1800112, at *1 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Apr. 25, 2013, pet. ref'd) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (citations omitted); see also TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 1.051(c) (West 2005) (providing indigent defendant is entitled to have attorney appointed to represent him in adversary judicial proceeding "that may result in punishment by confinement and in any other criminal proceeding if the court concludes that the interests of justice require representation"). Accordingly, we deny the motion.
It is so ORDERED. Judge's signature: /s/ Russell Lloyd
[v] Acting individually [ ] Acting for the Court Date: May 11, 2017