Baggett v. State

OPINION

Opinion by Justice CARTER.

Pamela Dawn Baggett appeals her conviction upon an open plea of guilty for DWI, and enhanced sentence of twenty-five years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Bag-gett challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to “substantiate [her] guilty plea as required by Article 1.15 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.” We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for a new trial.

Under Article 1.15, the State is required to introduce evidence demonstrating the defendant’s guilt. Tex.Code CRIM. Proc. Ann. art. 1.15 (Vernon 2005). A judicial confession alone is usually…