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<STRONG><CENTER>NO. 03-9<A NAME="1">6</A>-00<A NAME="2">528</A>-CR</CENTER>
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<CENTER><A NAME="3">Mike Alan Downey</A>, Appellant</CENTER>


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<P><STRONG><CENTER>The State of Texas, Appellee</CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF <A NAME="4">HAYS</A> COUNTY<A NAME="5"></A></CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. <A NAME="6">40,505</A>, HONORABLE <A NAME="7">HOWARD S. WARNER, II</A>, JUDGE PRESIDING</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG></CENTER>
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	Appellant entered a plea of nolo contendere before the trial court to the misdemeanor
offense of driving while intoxicated.  The offense was alleged to have occurred on or about December 28,
1993.  <EM>See</EM> Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 49.04 (West 1994).<A HREF="#N_1_"><SUP> (1)</SUP></A>  Punishment was assessed at confinement in the
Hays County Jail for a term of 150 days and a fine of $600.00.

<P>	Appellant represented himself at trial.  In his first point of error, he contends he did not
knowingly and voluntarily waive counsel.  <EM>See Cooper v. State,</EM> 854 S.W.2d 303 (Tex. App.--Austin
1993, no pet.).  The State concedes error.  Accordingly, we will reverse and remand for a new trial.  In
light of our disposition of this point of error it is unnecessary to consider appellant's second point of error.</P>

<P>	The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause remanded to the trial court.</P>

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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: underline">					</SPAN>	Tom G. Davis, Justice</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">Before Justices Powers, Aboussie and Davis</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman" STYLE="font-size: 9pt">*</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman"></SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">Reversed and Remanded</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">Filed:  January 29, 1998</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">Do Not Publish</SPAN></P>

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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular"><STRONG><SUP>*</SUP></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular"><SUP></SUP>	Before Tom G. Davis, Judge (retired), Court of Criminal Appeals, sitting by assignment.  <EM>See</EM> Tex.
Gov't Code Ann. §&nbsp;74.003(b) (West 1988).
<P><A NAME="N_1_">1. </A>     	The law in effect at the time of the offense has since been codified without substantive change in
the Penal Code.  We cite the current law for convenience.</SPAN></P>

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