Case Name: Herbert Raymond ROGERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1986-10-15
Citations: 719 S.W.2d 250
Docket Number: No. 2-86-011-CR
Parties: Herbert Raymond ROGERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.
Judges: Before FENDER, C.J., and BURDOCK and HILL, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 719
Pages: 250–251

Head Matter:
Herbert Raymond ROGERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.
No. 2-86-011-CR.
Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.
Oct. 15, 1986.
Zachry, Kearney, Hill, Beatty & Butcher, Allan K. Butcher, Fort Worth, for appellant.
Tim Curry, C. Chris Marshall, Delonia A. Watson, Mike Parrish and Brent Carr, Fort Worth, for the state.
Before FENDER, C.J., and BURDOCK and HILL, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION
FENDER, Chief Justice.
Appellant, Herbert Raymond Rogers, pled guilty, after receiving the court's specific assurances that he could appeal the court's adverse rulings made at a hearing before the trial on appellant's written pretrial motions, to the offense of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 29.03 (Vernon 1974). Appellant's plea was given without the benefit of a plea bargain.
When a defendant voluntarily and understanding^ pleads guilty without the benefit of a plea bargain he waives his right to appellate review of any nonjuris-dictional defects including claimed deprivations of federal due process. See Helms v. State, 484 S.W.2d 925, 927 (Tex.Crim.App.1972); TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC.ANN. art. 44.03 (Vernon 1979). However, where the plea is premised on the court's erroneous assurances that such defects may be appealed, the plea is considered involuntary and the cause must be reversed and remanded. See Broddus v. State, 693 S.W.2d 459, 461 (Tex.Crim.App.1985); Harrelson v. State, 692 S.W.2d 659, 661 (Tex.Crim.App.1985); Christal v. State, 692 S.W.2d 656, 658 (Tex.Crim.App.1981).
In light of the fact that the State's supplemental brief admits appellant's argument is supported by these authorities, we find that appellant's plea was involuntary and we reverse and remand to the trial court for a new trial.
Judgment reversed and remanded.