JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 42995.

456 S.W.2d 917 (1970)

Jerry L. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

July 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moises Vincente Vela, Harlingen (By Appointment), for appellant.

F. T. Graham, Dist. Atty., and Joel Wm. Ellis, Asst. Dist. Atty., Brownsville, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery by assault; the punishment, 10 years.

Upon a plea of guilty following the waiver of a jury, the court assessed the punishment. In his brief on appeal, appellant makes three contentions. First, he contends that the prosecutor recommended seven years, and he thought that such would be his sentence. We note that the careful trial court told appellant before he accepted his plea that he would not be bound...

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