Francisco Javier Casas v. State of Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

Francisco Javier Casas pleaded nolo contendere to sexual assault of a child, and, pursuant to a plea agreement, the court deferred an adjudication of guilt and placed him on community supervision for eight years. After a contested hearing, the court adjudicated Casas’s guilt and sentenced him to ten years’ imprisonment. Casas filed a general notice of appeal.

An appellant who has pleaded nolo contendere in exchange for deferred adjudication must comply with appellate rule 25.2(b)(3) when he seeks to appeal a subsequent adjudication and sentencing. See…