Wilson, Byron Keith v. State








In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-02-00538-CR

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BYRON KEITH WILSON, Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 339th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 813466





MEMORANDUM OPINION

           Byron Keith Wilson, appellant, was charged by indictment with the felony offense of aggravated assault of Latorray Andrews. On January 10, 2000, appellant pled guilty pursuant to an agreed recommendation, and the trial court deferred an adjudication of guilt and placed appellant on community supervision for two years. On March 4, 2002, the State filed a motion to adjudicate, alleging that appellant had committed burglary and assault, had failed urinalyses on several dates, had used marijuana, and had failed to report to his community-supervision officer. On April 12, 2002, the trial court found appellant guilty and assessed his punishment at three years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—Institutional Division. Appellant raises three issues on appeal, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel during the hearing on the State’s motion to adjudicate guilt and also claiming that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support his conviction. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Analysis

           In Connolly v. State, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that, given the plain meaning of article 42.12, section 5(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, an appellant whose deferred-adjudication community supervision has been revoked and who has been adjudicated guilty of the original charge may not raise on appeal contentions of error in the adjudication-of-guilt process. Connolly v. State, 983 S.W.2d 738, 741 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). That is, a court of appeals lacks jurisdiction to consider such contentions. Accordingly, we will not reach the merits of appellant’s arguments.

 

 

 

Conclusion

           We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

 

 

                                                                             Sam Nuchia

                                                                             Justice


Panel consists of Justices Hedges, Nuchia and Keyes.

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