Pugh v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Shelby. Tried below before the Honorable Chas. L. Brachfield. Appeal from a conviction of manslaughter; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Shelby County of manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary.
There are no bills of exception in the record. Appellant pleaded guilty and seems to have been sufficiently warned and interrogated by the court as a predicate for the reception of such plea. Testimony was introduced by the State as is required by statute in order to enable the jury to determine the penalty. The only complaint here made is of the fact that there was some character of agreement with the prosecuting attorney that appellant…
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