State v. John D. Shelton

OPINION

JAMES T. CAMPBELL, Justice.

The State appeals an order that granted a motion by appellee John David Shelton and dismissed his 1985 conviction.1 It ar*615gues the trial court lacked jurisdiction to render the challenged order some sixteen years after it discharged appellee from community supervision.2 Agreeing the trial court lacked jurisdiction, we will reverse the order of the trial court and render an order dismissing appellee’s motion.

Background

On July 10, 1985, consistent, with his plea of guilty, the trial court found appel-lee guilty of burglary of a habitation and sentenced him to a…