Lawerence Walton Roberts v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 299th District Court of Travis County
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NO. 07-07-0180-CR NO. 07-07-0181-CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AMARILLO PANEL C NOVEMBER 27, 2007 ______________________________ LAWRENCE ROBERTS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee _________________________________ FROM THE 299TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY; NOS. D1DC-05-301852 & D1DC-05-301877; HON. CHARLES F. BAIRD, PRESIDING _______________________________ Memorandum Opinion _______________________________ Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ. Lawrence Roberts (appellant) appeals his two convictions for aggravated assault. Via a single issue, he contends that the trial court reversibly erred by failing to admonish him about the possibility of deportation should he plead guilty or nolo contendre. We affirm. Appellant was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and pled guilty to both. He did so without the benefit of a plea bargain. Prior thereto, appellant also executed forms entitled Plea of Guilty, Admonishments, Voluntary Statements, Waivers, Stipulations & Judicial Confession. One such form was executed in each cause, and within each form appeared an admonishment telling him that his plea of guilty or nolo contendre could result in deportation. Appellant now contends that his convictions should be reversed because the trial court failed to admonish him, either orally or in writing, about the possibility of deportation. His having executed written documents containing the purportedly missing admonishment vitiates the contention, however. See Ruffin v. State, 3 S.W.3d 140, 145 (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, pet. ref d) (holding that the admonishments may be either oral or in writing). Therefore, we overrule the issue. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed. Brian Quinn Chief Justice Do not publish. 2
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