HARRIS v. STATE

No. 38793.

396 S.W.2d 880 (1965)

Kenneth Albert HARRIS, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 15, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Minor Pounds, Lubbock, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is drunk driving; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $100.

The record affirmatively reflects that the judgment of conviction which recites that the defendant appeared and, after being duly admonished by the court as to the consequences thereof, pleaded guilty to the charge and waived a jury, is incorrect, because in fact the defendant did not appear before the court and plead to the charge.

Art. 580 C.C.P. provides...

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