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Gutierrez v. State

Citations

  • 108 S.W.3d 304
  • 2003 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 111
  • 2003 WL 21398515

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  • holding that in the context of adjudication 3 proceedings, the legislature has not required trial courts to admonish defendants pursuant to 26.13
  • holding that article 26.13 of code of criminal procedure, which requires trial courts to give certain admonishments before accepting plea of guilty or nolo contendere, applies only to felony prosecutions
  • recognizing that the trial court's discretion to allow a defendant to withdraw a guilty plea is not restricted except where Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 26.13 makes allowing withdrawal mandatory.
  • holding that article 26.13 of code of criminal procedure, which requires trial courts to give certain admonishments before accepting plea of guilty or nolo contendere, applies only to felony prosecutions
  • holding in revocation context that trial courts are not required to admonish defendants pursuant to Article 26.13
  • explaining that “only proper role of the trial court in the plea-bargain process is advising the defendant whether it will ‘follow or reject’ the bargain between the state and the defendant”

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Judges: Womack, Keller, Price, Johnson, Keasler, Hervey, Holcomb, Cochran, Meyers

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