Legal Opinion

Tutor v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 11, 1980No. 63949PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated robbery. Punishment was assessed at imprisonment for forty-five years.

In a single ground of error, the contention is that after the prosecutor read the indictment, the trial court erroneously failed to call on the appellant to enter his plea of guilty before the jury.

On January 25, 1979, the appellant and his counsel appeared in open court before the trial judge, and the indictment was read to the appellant, who stated that he pleaded guilty. The trial judge admonished him of the consequences of his plea,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Lumsden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
  3. Seale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  4. Palacios v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Matchett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Hall v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1996
  4. Hervey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2004
  5. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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