Maxwell v. State

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

Appellant, Michael Patrick Maxwell, appeals from a judgment of conviction for the offense of burglary of a habitation. At trial on August 27, 1979, the court appointed counsel for appellant pursuant to Tex. Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 26.04 (Vernon 1966); appellant waived the ten days which Article 26.04(b) allowed his attorney to prepare for trial; appellant waived indictment and entered a plea of guilty to the offense of burglary of a habitation. The court deferred adjudication of appellant’s guilt, placed him on probation for five years and assessed a fine of three…