Sawyer v. State

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

Ashley Jean Sawyer pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance, a state jail felony. See Tex. Health & Safety Code AnN. § 481.115(a), (b) (Vernon 2003). The trial court deferred adjudication of guilt, placed Sawyer on community supervision for three years, and assessed a $3000.00 fine. The State subsequently filed a mo tion to adjudicate guilt. When Sawyer’s counsel refused to allow her to enter a plea to the State’s motion to adjudicate, the trial court deemed her refusal to be a plea of “not true” to the allegations. After an evidentiary hearing, the…