WOODS v. STATE

Nos. 51004 to 51006, 51214, 51215 and 51469.

532 S.W.2d 608 (1976)

Waymon P. WOODS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. Homer E. RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. Don A. KUNCAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. Daniel R. PENA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 4, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Shivers, San Antonio, for appellant Woods.

Ted Butler, Dist. Atty., Michael Schill and Susan D. Reed, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

No attorney on appeal for appellants Rodriguez, Kuncas, and Pena.

Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State in 51214, 51215 & 51469.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

These cases present important questions concerning our appellate jurisdiction to entertain them. Specifically, the question is whether the sentence,1 as defined by Art. 42.02, Vernon's Ann.C.C.P.,2 in each of the cases was untimely and improperly pronounced.

In cause numbers 51,004, 51,005 and 51,006, Woods waived trial by jury and entered pleas of guilty before the...

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