Rodriquez v. State

JOHNSON, J.,

filed a dissenting opinion,

in which MEYERS, PRICE and HOLLAND, J.J., joined.

I respectfully dissent. In 1982, appellant entered a plea of nolo contendere to voluntary manslaughter, and the trial court placed him on deferred adjudication probation for ten years. In 1988, the State filed a motion to adjudicate, based on alleged violations of probation. A warrant *485was issued for appellant’s arrest at that time, but appellant was not arrested until 1996, eight years later, and fourteen years after the original disposition. In March 1997, the trial court adjudicated appellant guilty and…