A district judge has appointed counsel for an East Texas man accused of killing a Lufkin woman and her brother in July. In a hearing on Tuesday, Terrance Barnes, 31, told District Judge Paul White that he could not personally afford an attorney. Judge White made contact with Barnes' mother, who said they were hiring a lawyer for Barnes. According to White, He wasn't confident that they were going to be able to hire counsel. White has appointed Jack Stroffregen, chief public defender of the Regional Capital Public Defender Office. This will be the first capital murder case to be tried under a new agreement through the county for capital murder cases. Barnes is now being held in the Angelina County Jail, waiting indictment from the grand jury. A grand jury is likely to meet in early September. From there, Barnes will have to be arraigned.