Case ID: sw_283/html/0793-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "MORROW, P. J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

ALEMAN v. STATE.
    (No. 10145.)
    (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
    May 5, 1926.)
    Criminal law '&wkey;>I 158(1).
    Trial court’s decision against accused, who. sought new trial, on controverted question whether she was misled by interpreter in pleading guilty, held binding on appeal.
    Appeal from Howard County Court; H. R. Debenport, Judge.
    Francisca Mendez de Aleman was convicted of vagrancy, after pleading guilty, a new trial was denied, and she appeals.
    Affirmed.
    .Clyde E. Thomas, of Big Springs, for appellant.
    
      Sam. D. Stinson, State’s Atty., of Austin, and Robt. M. Lyles, Asst State’s Atty., of Groesbeclr, for the State.
   MORROW, P. J.

Tbe offense is vagrancy; punishment fixed at a fine of $200.

The record shpws that a plea of guilty was entered.

A new trial was sought upon the ground that the appellant was unfamiliar with the English language, and, with no intention ■ to plead guilty to the offense charged, was misled by the interpreter who acted in the proceeding.

Appellant testified that she was overreached and misled by the interpreter; that he did not relate to her the substance of the complaint, but asked her only if the coat of Gomez was in her house. That she admitted and no more. This was controverted by Cos-tino, who acted as interpreter, and he was corroborated by other witnesses who gave testimony. This being the only question upon which the right to a new trial could be predicated under the present record and being a controverted question, its decision by the trial court is binding here.

Upon the record before us, this court is not warranted in reversing the judgment. It is therefore affirmed. 
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