Marin v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant pled guilty to possession of cocaine without an agreed recommendation as to punishment. The trial court deferred an adjudication of guilt and placed Appellant on probation for eight years. Subsequently the trial court adjudicated guilt and sentenced Appellant to imprisonment for fifteen years and thirty days. Appellant appealed alleging *721his original guilty plea was involuntary because he was not admonished as to the consequences of violating deferred adjudication probation pursuant to Article 42.12, §§ 5(a) & 5(b), V.A.C.C.P.1 The…