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Ronald Barrett sentenced after guilty plea in vehicle-use case
Summary
Ronald Barrett waived formal reading, pled guilty to unauthorized use of a vehicle, and the court sentenced him to two years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with credit for time served and an admonishment about firearm possession rights.
Ronald Barrett waived formal reading of the indictment and entered a guilty plea to the state-jail felony offense of unauthorized use of a vehicle. The court reviewed the defendant’s prior convictions, found the priors true, and accepted the plea under the parties' agreement.
The judge imposed a two-year sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under the agreement and ordered the defendant to receive credit for any time in custody eligible under law. The court issued the usual trial-court certification documenting the defendant’s waiver of appeal and gave the standard admonishment that a felony conviction can make a person ineligible to possess a firearm or ammunition under Texas law.
The court told Barrett that the negotiated disposition reflected consideration of his prior record and the plea documents the parties had placed on the tablet. Counsel and the clerk were asked to complete the paperwork reflecting the sentence and the prior-offense findings.
