Taylor v. State

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery. Appellant pleaded guilty before the court, and punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was assessed at life imprisonment.

Appellant challenges the validity of his guilty plea because the trial court failed to admonish him of the range of punishment which attached to the offense, as required by Article 26.13(a)(1), V.A.C.C.P. We agree and reverse the judgment.

Appellant was indicted on February 15, 1977, for the aggravated robbery of Delores Niemann. Included in the indictment were paragraphs which…