GUAJARDO v. STATE

No. 42531.

450 S.W.2d 663 (1970)

Jesus GUAJARDO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 4, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Filemon B. Vela, Brownsville, for appellant.

Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for the possession of marijuana upon a plea of guilty before the court; the punishment, three years.

Appellant contends that he did not understand that he was entering a plea of guilty; that he came to court on January 30, 1969, to seek a postponement and he was tried; that his lawyer told him to plead guilty and that he did not understand English and did not know what transpired in the courtroom during the...

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