Montalbo v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MALONEY, Judge.

Appellant was charged with possession of cocaine. Following the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion to suppress and motion to reveal the identity of the confidential informant, appellant pled nolo contendere pursuant to a plea bargain agreement. The trial court deferred adjudication of appellant’s guilt and placed him on eight years probation. Appellant filed notice of appeal which alleged in part that

the matters to be appealed were raised by written pretrial motion, ruled upon prior to trial and that the trial court…