McMillan v. State

ROWE, Justice.

Appellant, Freddie Joe McMillan, pleaded guilty to the offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. The trial court deferred further proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt and placed McMillan on probation. Subsequently, upon the State’s motion, the trial court proceeded to adjudge McMillan guilty of the offense. The trial court sentenced McMillan to twenty years’ confinement and assessed him a $750.00 fine. In his fourth point of error, McMillan complains that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial without a hearing. For the reasons…