Hodge v. State

LAGARDE, Justice.

Appellant, Theotis Lee Hodge, appeals his conviction of retaliation1 in a trial before the court on January 14, 1987, following his nolo contendere plea pursuant to a plea bargain agreement. Appellant’s punishment was assessed by the court at two years in the Texas Department of Corrections. On appeal, Hodge, pro se, asserts three points of error; namely: (1) that the trial court erred in dismissing two motions to dismiss because “good cause was shown;” (2) that the indictment is fundamentally defective for failure to state an offense; and (3) that his nolo contendere plea…