Legal Opinion
Ballard v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 7, 2006No. PD-725-05Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
193 S.W.3d 916 (2006)
Nicholas Duran BALLARD, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas.
No. PD-725-05.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
June 7, 2006.
Elizabeth L. Derieux, Longview, for Appellant.
Ray Bowman, Asst. District Atty., Longview, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · JohnsonJohnson, J.
Appellant plead guilty to aggravated kidnapping. The trial court placed him on deferred-adjudication community supervision, but one month later, the state asked the trial court to proceed to adjudication. After a hearing, the trial court adjudged appellant guilty and sentenced him to fifty years' imprisonment in…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
- Ballard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Carreon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001