Chaouachi v. State

OPINION

JOHN F. ONION, Jr., Justice 1

This appeal arises out of a conviction for terroristic threats, a class B misdemeanor, in a bench trial. Appellant’s punishment was assessed by the trial court at six months in the county jail and a fine of one thousand dollars.

Appellant urges two points of error. First, appellant contends that in this misdemeanor ease, the “trial court erred in proceeding to a non-jury trial without first securing a written waiver of trial by jury as required by Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, article 1.18.” See Tex.Code CRIM.PROC. art. 1.13 (Vernon Supp.1993). Second,…