Watson v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MEYERS, Judge.

On April 15,1987, in exchange for a recommendation from the prosecuting attorney that the trial judge “defer further proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt, and place [her] on probation,” appellant pled guilty to an indictment charging her with forgery. Tex.Code Crim.Proc. art. 42.12, § 3d(a), as amended through the 69th Legislature. Finding that the evidence substantiated appellant’s guilt and that the best interests of society and appellant would be served thereby, the trial judge then placed appellant on…