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Jeffrie McFarlin A/K/A Jeffery (Jeffrey) Willard Bridges v. State
Citation: Not availableDocket: 04-03-00703-CR
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas; June 23, 2004; Texas; State Appellate Court
Original Court Document: View Document
Jeffrey Willard McFarlin was convicted of delivering cocaine and initially sentenced to eight years of community supervision. On May 14, 2003, he admitted to two violations of his supervision conditions. Subsequently, on August 22, 2003, the trial court revoked his supervision and imposed an eight-year prison sentence. McFarlin appealed, arguing that his due process rights were violated because the trial court did not allow him to present evidence or arguments before sentencing. During the revocation hearing, McFarlin confirmed he had pled true to the allegations of violation. The court stated that this was sufficient for sentencing without additional argument. McFarlin did not object to the lack of a hearing for mitigating evidence, which the State claimed waived his right to appeal on this issue. The court noted that for an appeal on this basis to be preserved, he should have made a formal objection or request during the hearing. Ultimately, the court overruled McFarlin's appeal and affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that his failure to object at the hearing precluded him from raising the issue on appeal.