MOORE v. STATE

No. 2-06-125-CR.

262 S.W.3d 99 (2008)

Jonathan James MOORE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

July 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Rasmussen, Wichita Falls, TX, for Appellant.

Jack A. McGaughey, District Attorney for Montague County, Montague, TX, for Appellee.

Panel A: CAYCE, C.J.; DAUPHINOT and GARDNER, JJ.


OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

I. Introduction

May a trial court impose a sentence in excess of a plea-bargained punishment without allowing the defendant to withdraw his plea of guilty when the defendant fails to return to court for sentencing after pleading guilty? Because the plea bargain negotiated between Appellant and the State in this case did not include an agreement to convert the plea to an open plea if Appellant failed to appear for...

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