Anthony Scott White v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 6, 2023
• Docket: 06-23-00094-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-23-00094-CR

ANTHONY SCOTT WHITE, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 202nd District Court Bowie County, Texas Trial Court No. 22F0163-202

Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens MEMORANDUM OPINION

A Bowie County jury found Anthony Scott White guilty of two counts of abandoning or

endangering a child and assessed a sentence of two years’ imprisonment for each conviction. On

appeal, White argues that the trial court erred by not permitting him to represent himself at trial

and by failing to rule on his second pro se recusal motion.1

We addressed White’s complaints in detail in our opinion in cause number 06-23-00092-

CR. For the reasons discussed in that opinion, we find, here, that the trial court (1) did not abuse

its discretion by deciding that White was unable to represent himself and (2) was not required to

rule on White’s second pro se recusal motion because White was not entitled to hybrid

representation.

We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Scott E. Stevens Chief Justice

Date Submitted: November 20, 2023 Date Decided: December 6, 2023

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1 In companion case 06-23-00092-CR, White appeals his conviction for injury to a child. In companion cases 06-23- 00093-CR and 06-23-00095-CR, White appeals additional convictions for abandoning or endangering a child. In companion cases 06-23-00096-CR and 06-23-00097-CR, White appeals convictions for criminal mischief. 2