Case Name: Timothy H. FLEET, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1979-12-19
Citations: 607 S.W.2d 257
Docket Number: No. 62755
Parties: Timothy H. FLEET, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: Before ONION, P. J., and DOUGLAS and W. C. DAVIS, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 607
Pages: 257–258

Head Matter:
Timothy H. FLEET, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 62755.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 1.
Dec. 19, 1979.
Ken E. Mackey, Austin, on appeal only, for appellant.
James L. McMurtry, County Atty., Sue F. Eley, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, Robert Hut-tash, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.
Before ONION, P. J., and DOUGLAS and W. C. DAVIS, JJ.

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.