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Booker v. State

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
May 10, 2012
NO. 14-12-00072-CR (Tex. App. May. 10, 2012)

Opinion

NO. 14-12-00072-CR

05-10-2012

TERRY DON BOOKER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


Affirmed as Reformed and Memorandum Opinion filed May 10, 2012.

On Appeal from the 252nd District Court

Jefferson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 10-08471


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant entered a "guilty" plea to criminal solicitation. In accordance with the terms of a plea bargain agreement with the State, the trial court deferred adjudication of guilt, placed appellant under community supervision for five years, and assessed a fine of $500. Subsequently, the State moved to adjudicate guilt. Appellant entered a plea of "true" to one allegation. The trial court found the allegation true, adjudicated guilt, and sentenced appellant to confinement for eleven years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

In three issues, appellant claims the trial court erred in assessing a $500 fine against appellant in the judgment adjudicating guilt because there was no oral pronouncement of the fine. The State concedes the fine was included in the administrative-fee calculation and that no fine was orally pronounced. Appellant's issues are sustained.

Because the oral pronouncement controls, the fine must be deleted from the judgment. See Taylor v. State, 131 S.W.3d 497, 502 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). Accordingly, we reform the judgment of the trial court to reflect administrative fees are assessed in the amount of $2,906.00. As reformed, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Frost, Seymore, and McCally. Do not publish - TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

Booker v. State

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
May 10, 2012
NO. 14-12-00072-CR (Tex. App. May. 10, 2012)
Case details for

Booker v. State

Case Details

Full title:TERRY DON BOOKER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: May 10, 2012

Citations

NO. 14-12-00072-CR (Tex. App. May. 10, 2012)