Riles v. Texas (original by judge meyers)
Annotate this CaseAppellant Tawona Riles pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Adjudication was deferred, and appellant was granted community supervision. After a year and a half, her community supervision was revoked, and she was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay all of the court costs, including her court appointed attorney fees. Appellant then appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in ordering her to pay the attorney fees because there was no evidence of her ability to pay. The court of appeals held that this claim was forfeited because she did not raise it in an appeal from the original Order of Deferred Adjudication. The Court of Criminal Appeals agreed with the court of appeals, and affirmed its judgment.
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