Ulmer v. State

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

Appellant waived a jury and pled nolo contendere to the charge of Retaliation contained in the indictment. Upon conviction in a trial before the court, punishment was assessed at ten years.

Y.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 36.06, Retaliation, reads:

“(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly harms or threatens to harm another by an unlawful act in retaliation for or on account of the service of another as a public servant, witness, or informant.

“(b) For purposes of this section, ‘informant’ means a person who has communicated information to the…