Williams v. State

On August 23, 1996, the appellant was arrested under the name "Curtis Williams." He was charged with the offenses of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. On January 21, 1971. the appellant pleaded guilty to lesser charges of two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and the trial court deferred sentencing pending the appellant's completion of drug court. On August 25, 1997, parole officer Angela Olmstead testified at a special proceeding that the appellant's real name was Gatha Carlisle and that he had been on parole…