eye95 wrote:
Jack House wrote:
... @Eye 95: Yes, and he says as much in his first post.
I scanned his first post again. (I didn't want to read the whole thing a second time.) I couldn't locate any reference to his having pleaded guilty. (Maybe I missed it.) That's why I asked. His post does not say so, but one of the comments to the article does.
I was hoping that he'd fill us in on that detail.
It was at the very top of the post.
Someone suggested I post my story here. I was also told to be prepared for some bashing due to some beliefs held here. The result was a hung jury leading to a deal placed largely in the judge's hands. Seeking deferred, but won't know until June 21.
Dangime wrote:
The jury went so long that I went with a deal. Talking to jury members it was clear nothing was going to be reached.Despite what someone else said...there's no probation for murder in Texas. Our motion to consider it to the judge was denied. By taking the deal the judge can give me deferred and I can avoid a conviction. Either way...the costs in money and energy at too great to go through more trials. I will know monday. I have reason to believe in the judge.
By deferred, you mean deferred adjudication? What are the conditions of it? You do realize that a deferred adjudication is the same thing as a conviction as far as the state of Texas is concerned, right? It's preferable to jailtime for sure, but it will be looked at as though you were convicted. I'm just making sure, there is a lot of misinformation about deferred adjudication in Texas, even misinformation given by judges.
