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Title: George Douglas Lott v. State Texas
Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Release Date : January 27, 1994
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
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Appellant was convicted of capital murder for the intentional murder of two individuals during the same criminal transaction. TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. Â§ 19.03(a)(6)(A). Although the offense originated in Tarrant County, where appellant was indicted, the cause was transferred to Potter County pursuant to the trial court's own motion. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 31.01. The jury answered the special issues in the affirmative and the trial court sentenced appellant to death. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 37.071(b). Appeal to this Court is automatic. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 37.071(h). We will affirm. Appellant chose to represent himself at trial and on appeal. The trial court fully admonished appellant of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation prior to trial and prior to this appeal. See U.S. Const. VI and XIV Amendments; Tex. Const. Art. I, Â§ 10; Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 45 L. Ed. 2d 562, 95 S. Ct. 2525 (1974); Hawkins v. State, 613 S.W.2d 720 (Tex. Crim. App. 1981). Appellant, an inactive attorney, is not indigent.