THOM v. STATE

No. 57325.

563 S.W.2d 618 (1978)

Charles Merle THOM, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 2.

March 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Hampton, Dallas, for appellant.

Felipe Reyna, Dist. Atty., and Lynn W. Malone, Asst. Dist. Atty., Waco, for the State.

Before ONION, P. J., and DOUGLAS and ODOM, JJ.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

The conviction in this case, upon a plea of guilty, was for unlawful possession of marihuana. Punishment was assessed at five years and a $1000.00 fine.

The sole ground of error states:

"The trial court committed reversible error by denying the defendant the right to call witnesses in his own behalf at the hearing on sentencing."

The record shows that on January 27, 1977, the plea of guilty was accepted by the...

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