Arsola v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is forgery. The punishment assessed is confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of two years.

Appellant was indicted on April 10, 1939 for the offense of forging the name of Mrs. Eva Lena Hill to a check in the sum of $20.90. He was in jail at the time the indictment was returned by the Grand Jury, and was brought into open court and advised by the judge of the court that under the law he was entitled to two days in which to prepare for trial. He told the court that he was guilty and wanted to plead guilty; that he did not want to wait for two days, but…