Maxwell v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

On August 27, 1979, appellant waived indictment and, with his appointed counsel, waived further time to prepare for trial. Appellant then pled guilty to a felony information charging burglary of a habitation. The trial court deferred further proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt, and placed appellant on probation for five years. See Art. 42.12, Sec. 3d, V.A.C.C.P.

On February 26, 1981, the State filed a motion to adjudicate guilt, alleging that appellant had failed to report to his probation officer,…