Case Name: BREZELA v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1922-10-25
Citations: 244 S.W. 529
Docket Number: No. 6881
Parties: BREZELA v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 244
Pages: 529–530

Head Matter:
BREZELA v. STATE.
(No. 6881.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Oct. 25, 1922.)
Criminal law <&wkey;S96(2) — Court authorized on plea of guilty tO' correct judgment to conform to complaint and information.
Where defendant was charged with unlawfully carrying on and about his person a pistol, and the pleading embraced no charge for rudely displaying, upon plea of guilty, in which evidence was introduced which would support a judgment either for unlawfully carrying or rudely displaying a pistol, and defendant was found guilty of rudely displaying, and a fine assessed, and judgment entered therefor, at the same term, the court was authorized to correct the judgment, making it conform to the complaint and information.
Appeal from Dallas County Court, at Law; Prank G. Harmon, Judge.
Ira Brezela was convicted of unlawfully carrying on and about his person a pistol, and he appeals.
Affirmed.
R. G. Storey, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, J.
Appellant was charged by complaint and information in the county court of Dallas county, at law, No. 2, with unlawiully carrying on and about his person a pistol. The pleading embraced no charge for rudely displaying a pistol. Upon appellant's plea of guilty evidence was introduced which would have supported a judgment either for unlawfully carrying or rudely displaying a pistol. The judge of said court, believing appellant entitled to some leniency, found him. guilty of "rudely displaying" a pistol, and assessed a fine of $50 against him, judgment being entered therefor. • No notice of appeal was given, but appellant appears to have accepted the judgment without complaint. However, he failed to pay the fine, and the judge caused a capias pro fine to be issued for him, where1upon he secured the services of an attorney, and obtained from the judge of criminal district court No. 2 of Dallas county a writ of habeas corpus and his release thereunder on the ground that the judgment against him for "rudely displaying" a pistol was not supported or authorized by the complaint and information. Some controversy arose between the two judges as to the jurisdiction of their respective courts. The term of the county court at which the judgment was entered still being in session, the judge thereof caused notice to be served upon appellant and his attorney, and upon their appearance in response thereto he corrected and amended the former judgment, and entered one finding appellant guilty of "unlawfully carrying" a pistol, assessing punishment at confinement in the county jail for one month, and from the corrected judgment this appeal is taken.
The sole question seems to be the right of the court to amend its judgment. There appears to have been no payment of the fine either in whole or part under the first judgment entered, and, the term of court still being in session, the court was authorized to correct the judgment, making it conform, to the complaint and information. Metcalf v. State, 21 Tex. App. 174, 17 S. W. 142; Bruce v. State, 36 Tex. Cr. R. 53, 35 S. W. 383; Grisham v. State, 19 Tex. App. 504. For other cases collated, see Vernon's Crim. Statutes, vol. 2, note under article 853, p. 849.
The judgment as corrected is affirmed.