State v. Juvrud

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

In this case of first impression, we address whether a district court has the authority to discharge a defendant from deferred adjudication community supervision and dismiss the indictment before the defendant has satisfactorily completed a minimum of two years of community supervision. Answering this question in the affirmative, we affirm the trial court’s order terminating Juvrud’s community supervision and dismissing the indictment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

On September 14, 2000, an El Paso County grand jury indicted William Owen Juvrud, an…