In Ex parte Shoe, a defendant who had bargained for a sentence that did not include a mandatory fine was held to be estopped from complaining that the sentence was unlawful. 137 S.W.3d 100, 102-03 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2004), pet. dism'd, improvidently granted, 235 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). In Petitioner's case, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied Petitioner's claim, raised in his state application for habeas corpus relief.
However, even if a defendant cannot waive this right, the doctrine of invited error may estop him from asserting it on appeal. See Mapes, 187 S.W.3d 655; Ex parte Shoe, 137 S.W.3d 100, 102 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2004), pet. dism'd, 235 S.W.3d 782. In Shoe, the appellant was convicted of DWI in 1997 pursuant to a plea bargain agreement.
We overrule Appellant's third issue. SeeSpeth v. State, 6 S.W.3d 530, 534-35 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999), cert. denied, 529 U.S. 1088 (2000); Ex parte Shoe, 137 S.W.3d 100, 102-03 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004), pet. dism'd as improvidently granted, 235 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). III.
In Ex parte Shoe, a defendant who had bargained for a sentence that did not include a mandatory fine was held to be estopped from complaining that the sentence was unlawful. 137 S.W.3d 100, 102-03 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 2004), pet. dism'd, improvidently granted, 235 S.W.3d 782 (Tex.Crim.App. 2007). In Schultz v. State, a defendant who had been convicted of subsequent family violence assault was held to be estopped from challenging the sufficiency of the evidence as to the previous conviction because, after the jury returned its guilty verdict, he had agreed to a felony sentence in exchange for certain concessions by the State. 255 S.W.3d 153, 155 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 2008, no pet.).
The doctrine of invited error has been previously applied by this court. In one case, we applied it to an illegal sentence for which the defendant had entered into a plea bargain with the State. Ex parte Shoe, 137 S.W.3d 100, 101-03 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 2004), pet. dism'd, 235 S.W.3d 782 (Tex.Crim.App. 2007). Because the defendant had requested the sentence and accepted the benefit of not having a fine assessed against him, we held that he was "estopped from challenging the illegal sentence because he accepted the benefits of it."