AFFIRMED; Opinion Filed April 29, 2015.

In The

Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

No. 05-14-00986-CR

No. 05-14-00987-CR

JONATHAN LEE WRIGHT, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 6

Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. F07-34526-X, F07-34527-X

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Brown and Stoddart

Opinion by Justice Stoddart

Following the adjudication of his guilt, Jonathan Lee Wright appeals from two

convictions for aggravated sexual assault of a child younger than fourteen years. In a single 

issue, appellant contends the trial court reversibly erred in not admonishing him of the 

punishment range during the hearing on the motions to adjudicate guilt. We affirm the trial 

court’s judgments.

Appellant waived a jury and pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child 

younger than fourteen years in each case. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.021(a)(1)(B) (West 

Supp. 2014). Pursuant to plea agreements in each case, the trial court deferred adjudication, 
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placed appellant on ten years’ community supervision, and assessed a $1,000 fine. The State 

later moved to adjudicate guilt, alleging appellant violated the terms of his community 

supervision. Appellant pleaded true to four of the five allegations; however, the trial court 

denied the motions to adjudicate, and continued appellant on community supervision, amending 

the conditions. The State later again moved to adjudicate guilt, alleging appellant violated the 

conditions of his community supervision. In a hearing on the motions, appellant pleaded true to 

the allegations. The trial court found the allegations true, adjudicated appellant guilty, and 

assessed punishment at fifteen years’ imprisonment in each case.

In his sole issue, appellant contends his constitutional rights were violated when the trial 

court failed to admonish him regarding the applicable punishment range before accepting his 

pleas of true to the motions to adjudicate. Appellant argues nothing shows he fully understood 

the punishment range to which he would be subjected upon adjudication of his guilt and he was 

harmed by the trial court’s failure to admonish him. The State responds that the trial court did 

not abuse its discretion by failing to admonish appellant about the punishment range before

accepting his pleas of true because it had no duty to do so. We agree with the State.

A trial court must admonish a defendant as to the range of punishment for an offense 

prior to accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 

26.13 (West Supp. 2014). The admonishments required by article 26.13 do not apply to 

community supervision revocation proceedings. See Gutierrez v. State, 108 S.W.3d 304, 309–10 

(Tex. Crim. App. 2003).

Moreover, the record shows that the trial court correctly admonished appellant about the 

punishment range for a first-degree felony offense. Appellant acknowledged he understood the 

range of punishment for the offenses. Nothing in the record reflects that appellant did not 
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understand that the full range of punishment was available to the trial court once it adjudicated 

appellant guilty. We overrule appellant’s sole issue.

We affirm the trial court’s judgments.

/ Craig Stoddart/

CRAIG STODDART

JUSTICE

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Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

JUDGMENT

JONATHAN LEE WRIGHT, Appellant 

No. 05-14-00986-CR V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Appeal from the Criminal District Court

No. 6 of Dallas County, Texas (Tr.Ct.No. 

F07-34526-X).

Opinion delivered by Justice Stoddart, 

Chief Justice Wright and Justice Brown 

participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, the trial court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

Judgment entered this 29th day of April, 2015.
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Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

JUDGMENT

JONATHAN LEE WRIGHT, Appellant 

No. 05-14-00987-CR V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Appeal from the Criminal District Court

No. 6 of Dallas County, Texas (Tr.Ct.No. 

F07-34527-X).

Opinion delivered by Justice Stoddart, 

Chief Justice Wright and Justice Brown 

participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, the trial court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

Judgment entered this 29th of April, 2015.