Roy Dean Duffey v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Roy Dean Duffey and David Harrison Cooper had an altercation on February 20, 2011, during which Cooper was stabbed to death. A time lapse occurred, but Duffey was eventually indicted for the murder of Cooper. The matter was set for jury selection Tuesday, July 3, 2012, and on that date, Duffey and the State entered into a plea agreement wherein Duffey entered a plea of guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter with an agreed punishment recommendation of ten years’ imprisonment on the condition that Duffey would receive “shock probation.” 1 The trial court…