Gerry Lynn Young v. The State of TexasAppeal from 6th District Court of Lamar County (Memorandum Opinion )

State: Texas

Court: Texas Northern District Court

Docket No: 06-12-00172-CR

Case Date: 03/21/2013

Plaintiff: Gerry Lynn Young

Defendant: The State of TexasAppeal from 6th District Court of Lamar County (Memorandum Opinion )

Preview:In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-12-00172-CR

GERRY LYNN YOUNG, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 6th District Court Lamar County, Texas Trial Court No. 20588

Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Carter

MEMORANDUM OPINION
This is an appeal from the revocation of community supervision and sentencing of Gerry Lynn Young to twenty-four months in a state jail facility. Young contends that he did not plead true as the judgment indicates, that the evidence is insufficient to show that he committed the community supervision violations alleged by the State because the State failed to meet its burden to show that he had the ability to pay various fees and costs assessed against him, and that he had excuses for failing to report. Therefore, he argues, the trial court abused its discretion by revoking his community supervision. Young was placed on five years' community supervision (for theft) on June 22, 2005. Near the expiration of community supervision, on June 18, 2010, the court extended supervision for one more year, and, on June 20, 2011, the State filed a motion to revoke which charged Young with:

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