Gillum v. State

OPINION

OLIVER-PARROTT, Chief Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the State may waive application of the Helms 1 rule. The appellant, George Gillum, was charged by indictment with seven counts of forgery. After the trial court denied his motion to suppress, appellant pled guilty without an agreed recommendation and asked the jury to assess his punishment. The State abandoned one of the counts, and the jury assessed appellant’s punishment on the first count at imprisonment for three years and a $10,000 fine. The jury assessed appellant’s punishment on each of the remaining five…