Young v. State

8 S.W.3d 656 (2000)

Shermain Nadine YOUNG, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. 1579-96.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

January 5, 2000.

James R. Walker, Jr., Brian W. Wice, Houston, for appellant.

Michael R. Little, Dist. Atty., Liberty, Betty Marshall, Asst. State's Atty., Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

WOMACK, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which MEYERS, PRICE, HOLLAND, JOHNSON, and KEASLER, JJ., joined.

In this case we reconsider the "Helms Rule" that, "Where a plea of guilty is voluntarily and understandingly made, all…