Matthews v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

On June 6, 1988, the appellant, Nathan Matthews, was charged in a felony information with rape. On April 21,1989, Matthews’ counsel at trial filed a joint motion to approve a stipulation; the stipulation was signed by the Prosecuting Attorney for the 20th Judicial District, Matthews, and Matthews’ counsel. It provided that the case would be tried to a jury solely on the issue of whether Matthews should be incarcerated or placed on supervised probation.

The trial court approved the stipulation on November 7, 1989, and Matthews subsequently entered a guilty plea.…