Griffin v. State

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

WHITE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of attempted capital murder on his plea of guilty to a jury and punishment was assessed by them at 65 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant gave notice of appeal to the Austin Court of Appeals. By an order entered on May 4, 1983, the Supreme Court of Texas transferred the case to the Beaumont Court of Appeals. The Beaumont Court of Appeals reversed appellant’s conviction holding that the trial court erred by not, sua sponte, withdrawing appellant’s plea of guilty…