Patton v. State

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

On September 10, 1908, the appellant was indicted for the offense of sodomy, alleged to have been committed February 10, 1908. The appellant was tried about February 27, 1910, plead guilty and the jury assessed his penalty at five years in the penitentiary. The State introduced only one witness whose testimony was sufficient to show the act of sodomy by the appellant, especially in connection with defendant’s plea of guilty.

The judgment of the court and the bill of exceptions also shows clearly and fully that before the court would receive the plea of guilty the judge fully…