Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1956

Martin v. State

Martin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided October 31, 1956 · Woodley
296 S.W.2d 546; 1956 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1965 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Martin v. State

Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for possession of marihuana, on a plea of guilty before the court; the punishment, three years.

No statement of facts is found in the record and no bills of exception.

In pronouncing sentence the trial cotirt failed to give application to the indeterminate sentence statute, art. 775, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.

The sentence is reformed so as to order appellant’s confinement in the penitentiary for not less than two years nor more than three years.

As reformed, the judgment is affirmed.

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