Gonzalez v. State

Dec 17, 1958
No. 30238
Reporters:
Before:
Morrison
MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, three days ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‍in jail and a fine of $50.00.

*659No statement of facts accompanies the record. By bill of exception it is made to appear that ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‍the information was not read to the jury nor did appellant plead to the same. The court’s charge to the jury, however, recites “To ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‍this charge the defendant has plead ‘not guilty.’ ” There is an entire absence of any showing in the record that the accused ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‍did not waive the reading of the information or his right to enter a plea before the jury, and the case of Seale ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‍v. State, 158 Tex.Cr.R. 440, 256 S.W.2d 86, is here controlling.

The judgment is affirmed.