Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 11, 1980No. 64030PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

Appellant waived trial by jury and entered a plea of guilty before the court to the offense of possession of a controlled substance, namely, heroin. Art. 4476-15, Sec. 4.04, V.A.C.S. The court assessed punishment at imprisonment for five years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

In a single ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred by failing to sua sponte withdraw appellant’s plea of guilty when evidence was introduced which reasonably raised the question as to the appellant’s guilt.

The record contains a written judicial confession wherein the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Moon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Sullivan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Knight v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Edwards v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  2. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2006
  3. Rivera v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  4. Graves v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. Saldana v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004

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