Empy v. State

571 S.W.2d 526 (1978)

Louis EMPY, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 55957.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

September 20, 1978.

William L. Garrett, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Fred C. McDaniel and Mary Ludwick, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, for the State.

En Banc.

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for theft of more than $20.00 but less than $200.00; the punishment is a $300.00 fine. Appellant contends that the judgment is void since, when he entered his plea of guilty without representation by counsel, there existed a possibility his punishment…