Bessey v. State

OPINION

in which KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

The issue in this case is whether an appellant may raise the issue of improper admonishments regarding a plea of guilty without having made an objection or raising the issue at trial. Appellant was charged by indictment with three counts of sexual assault and one count of injury to a child.1 Appellant initially pled not guilty, but changed his plea to guilty after the jury had been sworn. The trial court admonished Appellant regarding the punishment range for the offenses and the effects a guilty plea…