McMillan v. State

AKIN, Justice.

Keith Ray McMillan appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated after trial to the court on a plea of guilty. The court imposed a sentence of 10 days’ confinement in the Collin County Jail and a fine of $1,200. In two grounds of error, appellant asserts his conviction should be reversed because he was not afforded due process of law in the taking of his plea of guilty and in his waiver of his rights. We agree with appellant’s contention that, because he was not informed of the penalty range of the offense, his plea of guilty was not made knowingly and intelligently.…