Woodyard v. State

Selling marijuana; ten years.

The evidence, taken in the light most favorable to the State, established that on April 17, 1980, the appellant sold marijuana to undercover officer Billy Gaines. There was no challenge at trial, or on this appeal, to the sufficiency of the evidence.

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After the trial judge had begun his oral charge to the jury, he apparently noticed from the court file that appellant had not been arraigned. The court then called both parties to the bench, asked the district attorney to read the indictment to the defendant, and received the defendant's plea of not guilty. Appellant…