Douglas v. State

PEARSON, Judge.

The defendant was charged by information with the possession of a stolen vehicle and buying, receiving or concealing stolen property. He was arraigned, pleaded not guilty and waived trial by jury. On the same day that he was arraigned, a notice of the charges was mailed by the clerk of the court to the mother of the unmarried minor defendant. The notice was returned unclaimed.

' Thereafter, appellant withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of possession of a stolen vehicle. He was sentenced to a term in the county jail plus a probationary…