Watson v. State

OPINION

WALKER, Chief Justice.

Duane Lynn Watson pleaded guilty to having committed the offense of burglary of a habitation as a repeat offender. A plea bargain agreement with the State of Texas limited the upper range of punishment to thirty years of penitentiary confinement. The trial court convicted Watson and imposed a sentence of twenty years of confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. The sole point of error contends the trial court abused its discretion in failing to hold a hearing on Watson’s motion for new trial.

The State argues we lack…