NO. 07-09-0096-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL B
FEBRUARY 16, 2010
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DAVID JOHN MADRID, APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
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FROM THE 181ST DISTRICT COURT POTTER COUNTY;
NO. 50,764-B; HONORABLE JOHN BOARD, JUDGE
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, John David Madrid, appeals his conviction for the offense of
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine, in an
amount greater than four grams but less than 200 grams1 and sentence of 50 years
incarceration in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
(ID-TDCJ). Appellant contends the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion to
dismiss and by making an affirmative deadly weapon finding. We affirm.
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SEE TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 481.112(d) (Vernon Supp. 2009).
Background
The Amarillo Police Department executed a search warrant of appellant's home
on November 18, 2004. During the search, the police found controlled substances in the
home. On April 27, 2005, appellant was indicted; additionally, the indictment gave
notice of the State's intent to seek a deadly weapon finding because of weapons found
in the home. On July 6, appellant was indicted in federal court for the offense of felon in
possession of a firearm. On September 5, appellant pled guilty to the federal offense
and was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment. On September 9, the surety filed a
motion to surrender appellant into the custody of Potter County due to appellant having
pled in the federal case and being detained in Randall County on a federal hold. Based
on the surety's motion, a warrant was issued for appellant's arrest which stayed
outstanding during appellant's 42 month imprisonment.
On September 3, 2008, appellant retained new counsel for the instant charges
and that new counsel proceeded to file a motion for substitution of counsel as well as a
motion for bond upon appellant's release from federal custody. Both motions were
granted. On October 16, appellant filed a motion to dismiss for lack of speedy trial. On
October 28, the trial court held a hearing on the motion to dismiss and denied the
motion to dismiss. On March 9, 2009, appellant pled guilty to the offense but pled not
true to using a deadly weapon during the commission of the offense. After a hearing,
the trial court found appellant guilty of the offense, made an affirmative finding of a
deadly weapon, and sentenced appellant to 50 years incarceration in ID-TDCJ. We
affirm.
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Identical issues raised by defendant in previous case.
Appellant has raised the identical issues of speedy trial and sufficiency of the
evidence to support a deadly weapon finding in a previous companion case. See
Madrid v. State, No. 07-09-0051-CR, 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 8396 (Tex.App.—Amarillo
October 30, 2009, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication). With no
distinction in the facts or the issues, we will affirm the trial court’s judgment without
additional analysis. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.1.
Conclusion
We affirm the trial court’s judgment. See Madrid, 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 8396, at
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Mackey K. Hancock
Justice
Do not publish.
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