Dumas v. State

NYE, Chief Justice.

Appellant pleaded guilty under an open plea to charges of murder and aggravated robbery. The court assessed punishment at life imprisonment. By two points of error, appellant complains that the trial court erred in denying appellant’s request to withdraw his jury waiver in violation of the United States and Texas Constitutions. We affirm.

On the date of trial, appellant requested that he be given more time “to get ready for this case.” Appellant also stated three separate times that he wanted to try his case to the bench, without a jury. The trial court denied appellant’s…