Martin v. State

HALL, Justice.

Appellant Audry Q. Martin was indicted for the felony offense of escape from confinement in a penal institution. V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 38.07(a), (c)(2). Appellant filed a pre-trial motion for dismissal of the indictment upon the ground that the state had not complied with the Speedy Trial Act, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. art. 32A.02, Sec. 1(1). After this motion was overruled, appellant waived his right to a jury trial and entered his plea of guilty to the court. His punishment, enhanced by a prior burglary conviction, was assessed by the court at 13 years imprisonment. Appellant…