Whitten v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary, and punishment, enhanced by proof of one prior conviction, was assessed by a jury at twenty years.

Appellant was charged in a multi-count indictment with three burglaries. After the jury was selected the prosecutor read the three charges of burglary in sequence, and after each of the first two appellant announced his plea of not guilty. After the third charge of burglary was read, appellant announced he was pleading guilty. This apparently took the court by surprise. The jury was removed so that appellant could be admonished…