NELSON v. STATE

No. 45106.

477 S.W.2d 30 (1972)

Jack NELSON, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 8, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Raymond Crites, San Antonio, for appellant.

Ted Butler, Dist. Atty., Gordon V. Armstrong and C. N. Rothe, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. The appellant waived a jury and plead guilty before the court and his punishment was assessed at ten years.

The contention on this appeal is that the court erred by accepting the plea of guilty "in view of the defendant's ambiguous and confusing statements as to his guilt or innocence."

The record reflects the following...

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