Washington v. State

OPINION

WHITTINGTON, Justice.

Maurice Washington, Jr. appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of less than twenty-eight grams of cocaine. The trial judge deferred adjudication of guilt and placed appellant on probation. One year later, the State filed a motion to proceed to adjudication of guilt. During the hearing on the motion, the trial judge found appellant had violated the terms of his probation. The trial judge then adjudicated guilt and assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at fifty years’ confinement. In a single point of error, appellant claims the trial…