Ex Parte Williams

The applicant is entitled to the relief he seeks, but the majority is not entitled to foul up the admonishment procedures under Article 26.13, V.A.C.C.P., in felony cases in an attempt to reach the right result.

This is not an admonishment “as to the range of punishment” case and should not be treated as such. In doing so the majority only muddies the legal waters and adds to the confusion as to just what the law requires.

The voluntary character of the guilty plea involved was lacking due to the improper involvement of the trial judge in a plea bargaining situation, the direct…