Hancock v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

Felony theft is the offense. The punishment assessed is confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

Appellant pleaded guilty and. waived a trial by a jury. In such cases the statute, Art. 12, C. C. P., as amended by Acts 1931, 42nd Leg., p. 65, chap. 43, sec. 3, requires that:

“It shall be necessary for the State to introduce evidence into the record showing the guilt of the defendant and said evidence shall be accepted by the Court as the basis for its verdict, and in no event shall a person charged be convicted upon his plea of guilty without sufficient evidence to support…