Alvarez v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.

After the trial court revoked his probation, Rodolfo Alvarez was sentenced to eight years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the offense of indecency with a child by contact. Alvarez appeals, contending the trial court erred in refusing to conduct an evidentiary hearing on whether the guilty plea underlying his probated sentence was voluntary. We agree and therefore abate this appeal and remand the cause to the trial court with instructions.

Factual and ProceduRal Background

Pursuant to a plea…