Eldridge v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, five years.

Shortly after appellant’s arrest, he made application for a writ of habeas corpus. At this hearing the injured party testified that he was the robber. No other witness testified at such hearing, though there were others present when the crime was committed.

When the case was called for trial, appellant waived a jury, plead guilty, and, with the consent of the accused and his attorney, the district attorney dictated into the record an agreement that if the prosecuting witness were present that she would identify the appellant as…