Joyner v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant pled guilty to the offense of burglary of a building without an agreed recommendation as to punishment. The trial court deferred an adjudication of guilt and placed Appellant on probation for six years. Subsequently the trial court adjudicated guilt and sentenced Appellant to seven years confinement. Appellant appealed alleging his original guilty plea was given involuntarily because he was not admonished as to the consequences of violating deferred adjudication probation pursuant to Article 42.12, §§ 5(a) & 5(b), V.A.C.C.P.1…