MONTGOMERY, BEECHER v. the State of Texas

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NOs. PD-0581-22 & PD-0582-22 BEECHER MONTGOMERY, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS TARRANT COUNTY Finley, J., filed a dissenting opinion. DISSENTING OPINION Appellant pleaded guilty to evading arrest and theft and pleaded true to a prior felony conviction. The trial court deferred guilt and placed Appellant on ten years’ deferred adjudication community supervision. The State later filed a motion to proceed with Appellant’s adjudication. Appellant objected to proceeding…