Hector Javier FLORES, Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas, Appellee
From the 290th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 96-CR-3181W Honorable Sharon MacRae, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Sarah B. Duncan, Justice
Sitting: Tom Rickhoff, Justice
Sarah B. Duncan, Justice
Karen Angelini, Justice
Delivered and Filed: February 17, 1999
AFFIRMED
Hector Javier Flores appeals the trial court's judgment revoking his probation, asserting that his plea of "true" was involuntary because he was not admonished. We disagree and affirm the trial court's judgment.
Flores was charged with possession of a prohibited firearm. In accordance with a plea bargain, Flores pleaded guilty and was placed on community supervision for six years. After Flores failed to meet with his Supervision Officer, the State filed a motion to revoke probation. Flores pleaded "true" to violating condition five of his probation by not reporting to his Supervising Officer. The trial court granted the State's motion and sentenced Flores to six years imprisonment and a $1,000 fine. Flores now appeals on the sole ground that the trial court erred in failing to admonish him before the entry of his plea of "true" in accordance with the requirements of article 26.13 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
We review a trial court's judgment in a revocation of probation proceeding under the abuse of discretion standard. Lloyd v. State, 574 S.W.2d 159, 160 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978). The admonishment requirements of article 26.13(a) do not apply in a revocation of probation proceeding. See Harris v. State, 505 S.W.2d 576, 578 (Tex. Crim. App. 1974); Lanum v. State, 952 S.W.2d 36, 39 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1997, no pet.). Therefore the trial court did not err in failing to admonish Flores before he pleaded "true." We overrule Flores' sole point of error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Sarah B. Duncan, Justice
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