Puente v. State

OPINION

joined by KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, and HOLCOMB, JJ.

In this case the State Prosecuting Attorney asks us to decide whether a defendant who pleads guilty to one indictment mis-joining a felony charge and two misdemeanor charges is entitled to have his entire conviction declared void and be returned to a pre-plea status after he has enjoyed the benefits of his plea bargain. 1 We hold that the defendant is entitled to relief only on the misjoined misdemeanor charges because the district court judge did not have jurisdiction to accept a plea on them. But the district court did…