Crawford v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant waived trial by jury, entered a plea of guilty before the court to the crime of burglary, and was assessed punishment at 12 years in the penitentiary.

Appellant being without counsel, the trial court appointed an attorney to represent him, in obedience to Art. 10a, C. C. P.

No witnesses were introduced or called to testify in support of the state’s case. As a substitute for the actual appearance of the witnesses and the giving of their sworn testimony in open court; state’s counsel and the counsel appointed by the court to represent appellant agreed and stipulated in…