Helmle v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “We hold that if a defendant fails to file a motion to adjudicate within the thirty day period prescribed by Article 42.12, section 3d(a) he shall have waived that right, thereby waiving his right to appeal from the original plea proceedings. We believe that the thirty-day requirement must be strictly applied as are all other appellate timetables. To interpret the statute otherwise would allow a defendant the open-ended opportunity to accept the benefits of deferred adjudication for periods of up to ten years, and then, at his discretion, move for adjudication and launch an appeal from the original plea proceedings. Such a procedure would not serve the purpose of the deferred adjudication statute and would not facilitate the efficient administration of the criminal justice system.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hancock v. State