Garrett v. State

OPINION

in which MEYERS, KEASLER, HERVEY, COCHRAN, and ALCALA, JJ., joined.

We granted these petitions for discretionary review and consolidated them in order to determine whether a trial court has authority to extend the original term of community supervision of an accused who has been placed on deferred adjudication for a state-jail felony. The courts of appeals concluded that the trial court had such authority, although they arrived at their respective conclusions based upon different statutory provisions. We hold that a trial court does indeed have that authority by virtue of Article 42.12,…