Michael Edward Strickland v. State ( 2015 )

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-14-00406-CR
No. 10-14-00407-CR
MICHAEL EDWARD STRICKLAND,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 82nd District Court
Falls County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. 8032 and 8033
ORDER
Appellant’s Motion Requesting Appointment of Counsel was filed on July 22,
2015. Generally, the trial court appoints attorneys for indigent defendants. See TEX.
CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art 26.04 (West 2009). However, in a proceeding under Chapter
64, Motion for Forensic DNA Testing, the trial court appoints counsel only if the court
finds reasonable grounds for a motion for DNA testing to be filed. Id. art. 64.01(c). In
appellant’s underlying proceedings, the trial court did not make the required finding.
Accordingly, appellant’s motion requesting the appointment of counsel is
denied.
PER CURIAM
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Motion denied
Order issued and filed July 30, 2015
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