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Adams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mar 25, 1970
452 S.W.2d 459 (Tex. Crim. App. 1970)

Opinion

No. 42724.

March 25, 1970.

Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 1, of Tarrant County, Byron Matthews, J.

Glen Hausenfluck, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Frank Coffey, Dist. Atty., Roland H. Hill, Jr., Clayton Evans, Truman Power and Roger W. Crampton, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION


The offense is sodomy; the punishment, 10 years.

Upon a plea of guilty, carefully received by the trial court, the jury found appellant guilty and assessed his punishment.

In appellant's brief, he challenged the sufficiency of the evidence and the alleged failure of the state to prove venue.

In Miller v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 412 S.W.2d 650, this Court said:

"It is the established rule that a plea of guilty to a felony charge before a jury admits the existence of all facts necessary to establish guilt and, in such cases, the introduction of testimony by the state is for the jury's benefit in fixing punishment. Burks v. State, 145 Tex.Crim. R., 165 S.W.2d 460. "

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Adams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mar 25, 1970
452 S.W.2d 459 (Tex. Crim. App. 1970)
Case details for

Adams v. State

Case Details

Full title:Lawrence ADAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Mar 25, 1970

Citations

452 S.W.2d 459 (Tex. Crim. App. 1970)