Kirtley v. State

OPINION

Appellant entered a plea of guilty to murder and the trial court deferred a finding of guilt and placed appellant on deferred adjudication for ten years. Appellant was later adjudged guilty of murder by the trial court, after having violated the terms of his probation, and was sentenced to thirty years confinement. The Fifth Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment in an unpublished opinion. Kirtley v. State, No. 05-99-00236-CR slip op. at 4, 2000 WL 688602 (Tex.App.—Dallas May 19, 2000) (Op. On RehearingXNot designated for publication). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary…