Fleet v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Fleet v. State

607 S.W.2d 257, 1979 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1797

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas

DecidedDecember 19, 1979

Docket62755

StatusPublished

Cited by7 cases

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Fleet v. State, 607 S.W.2d 257, 1979 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1797 (Tex. 1979).

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Opinion

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

Fleet was convicted, before a justice of the peace, upon a plea of nolo contendere, of speeding. Upon appeal and trial de novo to the county court, he was again convicted, and the court fined him $200.00.

Fleet now contends that the court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss for failure to provide him with a speedy trial in the justice court pursuant to Article 32A.02, V.A.C.C.P.

A plea of nolo contendere is the equivalent to a plea of guilty. Sowell v. State, 503 S.W.2d 793 (Tex.Cr.App.1974).

By pleading nolo contendere in the justice court, appellant waived his right under Article 32A.02, supra. Ramirez v. State, 590 S.W.2d 509 (Tex.Cr.App.1979).

The judgment is affirmed.

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