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261 S.W.2d 165

Edwards v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1953-05-13

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently May 1953

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Decided 1953-05-13

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DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

¶1To the charge of theft from the person, appellant waived trial by jury, pleaded guilty, and was assessed a penalty of 'two years in the penitentiary by the court.

¶2The statutory requisites of waiver of jury trial and plea of guilty were complied with. Art. 10a, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.

¶3By motion for new trial, appellant sought to show that he was overreached in entering his plea of guilty and waiving trial by jury. The trial court heard evidence relative to such allegation, and overruled the motion.

¶4The facts so adduced are before us in a statement of facts upon motion for new trial.

¶5It would serve no useful purpose to here state those facts. It is sufficient ti> say that the trial court’s action was warranted.

¶6The judgment of the trial court is affirmed. '

¶7Opinion approved by the Court,

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