Henry Earl Moon, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Henry Earl Moon's murder conviction, holding that the trial court was not required to withdraw his guilty plea despite evidence raising a self‑defense issue. The majority reasoned that the rule mandating withdrawal applies only to jury trials and was overruled for bench trials under the 1965 Code of Criminal Procedure. The opinion includes several dissenting and concurring writings that argue the plea should have been withdrawn.