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MEACHUM v. STATE

No. 14-07-00811-CR.

273 S.W.3d 803 (2008)

Charston Louis MEACHUM, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

December 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crespin Michael Linton, Houston, TX, for appellants.

Kevin P. Keating, Houston, TX, for State.

Panel consists of Chief Justice HEDGES and Justices GUZMAN and BROWN.

ABATEMENT ORDER

HEDGES, Chief Justice.

This is a plea bargain case in which appellant, Charston Louis Meachum, was sentenced in absentia. We abate this appeal for a new sentencing hearing and order the trial court to pronounce sentence in appellant's presence.

I. BACKGROUND

Appellant entered into a plea agreement with the State after he was charged with the felony offense of aggregate theft. The plea agreement provided that appellant would...

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