Curren v. State

This court has over a period of years held that the provisions of Article 26.13, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., are mandatory and the prerequisites therein must be complied with as a condition precedent to the validity of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in a felony case and the question of compliance may be raised at any time. May v. State, 151 Tex.Cr.R. 534, 209 S.W.2d 606 (1948); Alexander v. State, 163 Tex.Cr.R. 53, 288 S.W.2d 779 (1956); Ex parte Marshall, 479 S.W.2d 921 (Tex.Cr.App.1972); and Wilson v. State, 456 S.W.2d 941, 943 (Tex.Cr.App.1970) (concurring opinion), and cases there cited.

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