Randolf Samuel Franklin, II v. State ( 2011 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
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No. 06-11-00142-CR
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RANDOLF SAMUEL FRANKLIN, II, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 264th Judicial District Court
Bell County, Texas
Trial Court No. 67603
Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Randolf Samuel Franklin, II,1 appeals from his conviction on a charge of burglary of a
habitation, resulting in a twenty-year sentence of imprisonment. In a companion case, Franklin
also appealed from a conviction for theft from a person. He has filed a single brief, in which he
raises an issue common to both of his appeals. Franklin argues that the trial court erred in
refusing to allow his court-appointed attorney to withdraw on the day of trial, rendering his plea
involuntary.
We addressed this issue in detail in our opinion of this date on Franklin’s appeal in cause
number 06-11-00141-CR. For the reasons stated therein, we likewise conclude that error has not
been shown in this case.
We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Josh R. Morriss, III
Chief Justice
Date Submitted: November 1, 2011
Date Decided: November 15, 2011
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1
Originally appealed to the Third Court of Appeals, this case was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme Court
pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West 2005). We are unaware of
any conflict between precedent of the Third Court of Appeals and that of this Court on any relevant issue. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 41.3.
2