Legal Opinion

Sweeten v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 3, 1972No. 45341, 45342PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for the separate offenses of felony theft and unlawfully carrying a pistol on licensed premises; the punishment, on pleas of guilty, four (4) years for each offense to run concurrently.

Appellant’s sole ground of error is that there is insufficient evidence to support his pleas of guilty. Specifically, he contends that the oral stipulations entered on his behalf are insufficient to support his convictions under Article 1.15, Vernon’s Ann.C. C.P., since they were oral rather than written as required by the statute. 1

The record contains appellant’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Drain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Ex Parte KeenerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Wallace v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bishop v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Dinnery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Dinnery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Heredia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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