Willis Martin v. State

OPINION

W. KENNETH LAW, Chief Justice.

In each of these causes, appellant Willis Martin was placed on deferred adjudication community supervision after pleading guilty to theft, later adjudicated guilty, and sentenced to two years in state jail. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 31.03(a), (e)(4)(A) (West Supp.2004). The court ordered that the sentences be served consecutively. The sole issue on appeal is whether the court was authorized to cumulate the sentences. We hold that it was not.

It is undisputed that the two indictments, which were filed the same day, alleged offenses that were committed in the…