Smith v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery and the jury fixed his punishment at fifteen years in the penitentiary. Appellant was formally arraigned on August 15, 1975, in the presence of his Court-appointed lawyer, and pleaded not guilty. His case was set for trial on September 9, 1975, and was passed from time to time to May 10, 1976, for trial. After sentence was imposed notice of appeal was given but there was no request that the sentence be suspended pending appeal. He was furnished a free transcript and his trial counsel was appointed to represent him on appeal.

Omitting the formal…