Opinion

Maldonado v. State

  • 374 S.W.2d 443
  • 1964 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 816
Court
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Filed
Jan 22, 1964
Status
Published
Author
McDonald
On the bench
McDonald
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 20.3%

The opinion

McDonald, judge.

The conviction is for the offense of burglary with intent to commit theft; the punishment, two years confinement in the state penitentiary.

There is no statement of facts, nor has appellant filed a brief herein.

The verdict in the transcript shows that the jury assessed the penalty at two years in the penitentiary. The judgment in the transcript shows the verdict with the penalty assessed, but it also shows a suspension of the sentence. The sentence of the Court shows no suspension of the sentence; thus, apparently the wrong judgment form was used by the clerk.

In any event, in the absence of a recommendation from the jury, the trial court was without authority to suspend sentence on the judgment rendered on their verdict. Brown v. State, 156 Tex.Cr.R. 652 , 245 S.W.2d 497 . See 13 Texas Digest, Criminal Law,

The judgment is reformed deleting therefrom the portion pertaining to the suspension of sentence, and as reformed, the judgment is affirmed.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

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