High v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to confinement for sixty years. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction because the trial court did not admonish appellant of the consequences of his guilty plea pursuant to Article 26.13(a)(1), V.A.C.C.P. High v. State, 962 S.W.2d 53 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1997). It held that under Ex parte McAtee, 599 S.W.2d 335 (Tex.Cr.App.1980), a complete failure to admonish a defendant on the range of punishment for an offense does not constitute substantial compliance under Art.…