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NO. DISCLOSURE OF PLEA AGREEMENT AND WAIVERS [Must be completed in ALL cases] OPEN plea (no agreement) - Waivers herein will be applicable; OR The State of Texas and the Defendant have entered into the following plea agreement, and acknowledge that this is the entire agreement. This agreement is not binding on the Court. In return for the waiver of the Defendant s rights and the Defendant s plea of GUILTY, NOLO CONTENDERE or TRUE in this cause, the State makes the following recommendations and waivers. JAIL Sentence: Fine: $ [For State s counsel: No objection to weekends work release SPURS E. Monitoring] COMMUNITY SUPERVISION (PROBATION) [Notice of Judicial Clemency is MANDATORY] Sentence: Fine: $ Community supervision period Fine to be paid: $ Special terms: DEFERRED ADJUDICATION Community supervision period Fine (deferred adjudication payment) $ Special terms: ADDITIONAL CASES, COUNTS OR MTR/MTA ALLEGATIONS Additional Counts pled No(s): Other cases (identify): Plea agreement: WAIVERS Counts waived No(s): OR MTR/MTA allegations waived No(s): Family/Dating Violence Waiver The State hereby WAIVES the family or dating violence allegation. Appeal Waiver: The Defendant will waive the right to appeal, except matters preserved in that document Additionally, by signing below, the Defendant voluntarily waives 1) objection to the State s summary of evidence and/or exhibits offered, 2) the right to confront and cross-examine the State s witnesses, 3) the right to ten days to prepare for trial if defense counsel is appointed, 4) the right to remain silent, and 5) a record of the proceedings. Signed on: Assistant Criminal District Attorney Signed on: Defendant Approved Rejected Modified All Counts waived by the State are hereby DISMISSED. Attorney for Defendant Disclosure of Plea Agreement Rev., Jan., 2018

NO. SENTENCE (Community Supervision Revocation) On this date the above cause was again called for the purpose of having the sentence of law pronounced in accordance with the judgment rendered herein. Defendant appeared in person with counsel, or voluntarily waived counsel, and the State appeared by her Assistant Criminal District Attorney. Defendant had nothing to say why sentence should not be pronounced, and the Court pronounced sentence as follows: It is ORDERED that the Defendant,, who has been adjudged to be guilty of the offense of, and whose punishment has been assessed at confinement in the McLennan County Jail for a term of and a fine of $, together with all costs incurred, be committed to the Sheriff of McLennan County, Texas, to be confined in jail until said term of imprisonment has expired and all such costs and fines are satisfied, in accordance with the provisions of, and in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas. Defendant shall receive credit for time already served in jail in this case, and credit for court costs as follows - the Court finds that: [to be completed by Court] Defendant is unable to pay court costs and fines, which shall be credited concurrently with the Defendant s jail sentence; or, Defendant is capable of paying, and is ORDERED to pay, all costs and fines immediately, or within months, or pursuant to any payout order filed herewith; or Defendant has knowingly and voluntarily waived a hearing under 43.03(d) or 43.05, Tx CCrP, which waiver is approved; or Defendant is ORDERED to pay court costs and fines as provided in the alternative sentencing program approved below. The Court further ORDERS the following, as indicated by the Court: (Alternative Sentencing) The Court has approved Defendant s application to serve the sentence by an alternative program, (SPURS, Weekends, Work Release, House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring), in a separate Order filed herein. (Delayed Report) Defendant is ORDERED to report to the McLennan County Jail to begin serving the sentence no later than 5:00 p.m. today, or as follows: no later than.m. on ; (Consecutive) This sentence shall be served consecutively to the sentence in Cause No. ; (Additional credit) The Sheriff shall credit the following time to Defendant s sentence: ; (DL Suspension) Defendant s driver s license and/or driving privileges are SUSPENDED for, effective immediately OR (if checked) effective on the following date:. Defendant s Left Thumb (Use only if right Thumb not available) Defendant s Right Thumb Sentence - Community Supervision Revocation Rev., April, 2018

EXHIBIT A (do not use if jail sentence will be assessed) The following terms and conditions of probation are ORDERED to be included in any of the following: 1) an Order Continuing Community Supervision following a hearing on a Motion to Revoke Community Supervision, or 2) either an Order Granting Community Supervision or an Order Continuing an Order Deferring Adjudication following a hearing on a Motion to Adjudicate Guilt. All terms and conditions of community supervision which have been previously ordered in this cause, whether in the original Order or in a subsequent amendment or supplement to that Order, are hereby incorporated into this Order and shall continue to have full force and effect, without interruption, unless expressly deleted, canceled or superseded by the terms of this Order. Defendant shall: 1. Commit no offense against the laws of this State or of any other State, or of the United States; 2. Report immediately to the Department and thereafter, as directed by the Court or the supervision officer, at least once each month, and obey all rules and regulations of the Department; 3. Remain within McLennan County, Texas, unless permitted to leave McLennan County, Texas, by the Court or by the Department, unless supervision is transferred. The Court authorizes the transfer of supervision to County, Texas, (subject to Department approval) or to the State of, (subject to Department and Interstate Compact approval). If transfer of the Defendant s supervision is approved, Defendant shall remain within such County/State unless permitted to leave that County/State by this Court or by the supervision officer; 4. Obtain the Department s permission prior to changing Defendant s residence, and report any change of employment or employment status to the Department within 72 hours; 5. Obtain and/or produce to the Department a valid, current Texas Department of Public Safety driver s license or photo identification within thirty (30) days from this date, and maintain the same throughout the community supervision term; 6. Permit the Department s officers to visit the Defendant at home, at work, or elsewhere, at any time; 7. Work faithfully at employment suitable to the Court and the Department, as far as possible, and attend and complete any probationer employment program as directed by the Department; 7. Avoid persons or places of disreputable or harmful character; 9. Avoid injurious or vicious habits, avoid the excessive use of alcoholic beverages, and avoid the unlawful use of drugs, narcotics or any other controlled substance; 10. Provide the Department with a high school diploma or its equivalent or prove skill level of students who have completed 6 th grade in public schools in this state; 11. Attend the first available community supervision orientation seminar and complete the seminar within 30 days after it begins; 12. Submit to and pay the fee for drug, controlled substance and alcohol testing as directed either by the Court today or by the Department; 13. Support Defendant s dependents; 14. Pay $ of the fine/deferred adjudication fee at the rate of $ per month, which includes any fine/deferred adjudication fee previously ordered, until paid in full, beginning within 30 days of this Order; 15. Pay all costs of Court, in addition to costs of court previously ordered paid by Defendant in this cause, at the rate of $ per month until paid in full; 16. Pay a fee of $55.00 per month to the Department during the community supervision period. WAIVED (only if initialed) (Unless otherwise stated, any ordered payment is due beginning within 30 days from this date as determined by the Department) 17. Defendant shall perform the following conditions of community supervision, as indicated: a. Begin, pay the fee for, and successfully complete the first available DWI, DWI repeat offender, or Drug education program, as directed by the Department, within 180 days; b. Attend Alcoholics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous meetings at least times per week month, and provide verification of attendance to the Department; c. Enroll in, pay the fee for, and attend a DWI/Drug Victim Impact Panel program approved by the Department, and provide proof of attendance to the Department, within sixty (60) days; d. Submit to an alcohol/drug screening and/or evaluation administered by the Department within 30 days, pay for the screening and/or evaluation within 180 days, and complete any recommended treatment program(s); e. Pay restitution in the amount of $ as provided in the Restitution Order filed in this case; f. Obtain and maintain at least the minimum limits of liability insurance for any motor vehicle operated by the Defendant as required by Texas law, and provide the Department with written proof; g. Abstain from consumption of any alcoholic beverage; h. Serve days OR hours in the McLennan County Jail within days of this order, as directed by the Department, but in accordance with the provisions, if any, indicated below: Consecutive days and nights; details: Weekends; details: ; Exhibit A to Community Supervision Order Page 1 Rev., Jan., 2018

i. Remain in the Defendant s residence every day between the hours of p.m. and a.m.; j. Report weekly to the Department as directed by the supervision officer for weeks; k. Successfully complete the following program(s) under the direction and supervision of the Department, as indicated, and pay the fee for such program(s), within months: Batterers Intervention and Protection Program (BIPP) Cognitive Education Non-Intimate Partner Violence Program (NIPVP) MHMR Counseling l. Complete hours of community service, in a Department approved community based program, within months, at a minimum rate of hours per month, concurrent (if checked) with ; Exceptions: 1. Defendant is physically or mentally incapable; 2.. will work a hardship on Defendant; 3. Defendant is in a substance abuse facility as a condition of community supervision. m. Pay the sum of $ to the Department for compensation paid to court-appointed counsel, at the rate of $ per month until paid in full; n. Begin and successfully complete the McLennan County DWI/Drug Court Program as more fully set out in the Agreement of Participation, (Appendix 5); o. Avoid any association or contact with the following person(s) and/or remain away from the following premises: ; p. Pay one payment of $50.00 to Waco Crimestoppers, Inc. within days [Gov Code 414.001]; q. Pay $100.00 to the Waco Family Abuse Center within days, [family violence, CCrP 42A.504(b)]; r. Obtain and provide proof to the Department of a valid, clear drivers license within months; s. Submit to and pay the fee for drug or controlled substance testing by the Department within 24 hours. t. Additional terms: 18. The following conditions of community supervision are effective immediately, as indicated: a. Defendant s driver's license is suspended for, effective immediately OR (if checked) effective on the following date: ; b. Defendant shall install a camera ready ignition interlock device on Defendant s primary vehicle, and shall not operate a motor vehicle in a public place which is not so equipped for either - the full probation term or (specify the period) beginning ; c. Defendant shall utilize and follow all instructions and requirements regarding the following device(s), as indicated: SCRAM (or its equivalent); remote breath testing; drug abuse patch; GPS monitor; other:, for - the full probation term OR (specify the period) beginning, OR or until the Department authorizes its discontinued use. Defendant shall pay all costs associated with this requirement, including all damage(s) to the issued device(s), as directed by the Department. Family Violence: The Court finds the Defendant committed family or dating violence in this case: [check here and 17.q. if applicable] This order has been read and explained to me, I understand the terms of this order, and I have received a copy of this order. Defendant Date Supervising Officer Exhibit A to Community Supervision Order Page 2 Rev., Jan., 2018

NO. WAIVER OF APPEAL I, the Defendant in the above styled and numbered cause, after consultation with my attorney, in open Court, being fully aware of the sentence pronounced against me by the Court, state as follows: I understand I have the right to file a motion for new trial and an amended motion for new trial within thirty (30) days of the entry of a Judgment and Sentence, Order Granting Probation, Order Revoking Probation or other appealable order of this Court; I understand I have the right to request the Court s permission to appeal if the punishment assessed against me did not exceed the recommendation of the State contained in the Disclosure of Plea Agreement, if any, and I have the right to appeal matters raised by written motion and presented to and ruled upon by the Court prior to my trial; I understand I have the right to give notice of appeal and to appeal from the Judgment, Sentence or other appealable order of this Court, unless prohibited by law from doing so; I understand that, if I appeal and if I am indigent, I have the right to a free record and transcript, and I have the further right to court-appointed counsel to prosecute my appeal. Knowing these rights, I expressly WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO APPEAL, and I further WAIVE the following: 1. The right to file a motion for new trial or an amended motion for new trial; 2. The right to request permission from the trial Court to appeal; 3. The right to appeal matters raised by written motion and ruled upon prior to trial (unless reserved below); 4. The right to give notice of appeal or the right to appeal any Judgment, Sentence or other appealable order of this Court, (unless reserved below); 5. The right on appeal to a free record, a free transcript and a court-appointed attorney, if I am indigent. I hereby reserve and DO NOT WAIVE all my rights to appeal the following matter(s) raised by written motion and ruled upon by the trial Court prior to trial: Signed on:. Defendant s signature I have consulted with my client and have advised him of all his/her rights on appeal. I believe my client fully understands the admonishments and is aware of the consequences of this waiver. I approve this waiver of appeal. Attorney for Defendant It appears to the Court that the Defendant has been duly admonished regarding and understands the consequences of this waiver of appeal, and the Court, therefore, approves and accepts the Defendant s written waiver of appeal. Waiver of Appeal Rev., Jan., 2018

Court s Copy NO. TRIAL COURT S CERTIFICATION OF DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO APPEAL I, Judge of the trial Court, certify this criminal case: is not a plea-bargain case, and the Defendant has the right of appeal; (or) is a plea-bargain case, but matters were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial and not withdrawn or waived, and the Defendant has the right of appeal; (or) is a plea-bargain case, but the trial Court has given permission to appeal, and the Defendant has the right of appeal; (or) is a plea-bargain case, and the Defendant has NO right of appeal; (or) the Defendant has waived the right of appeal.. I have received a copy of this certification. I have also been informed of my rights concerning any appeal of this criminal case, including any right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. I have been admonished that my attorney must mail a copy of the court of appeal's judgment and opinion to my last known address and that I have only 30 days in which to file a pro se petition for discretionary review in the Court of Criminal Appeals. TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. I acknowledge that, if I wish to appeal this case and if I am entitled to do so, it is my duty to inform my appellate attorney, by written communication, of any change in the address at which I am currently living or any change in my current prison unit. I understand that, because of appellate deadlines, if I fail to timely inform my appellate attorney of any change in my address, I may lose the opportunity to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. Defendant Defendant s Counsel State Bar Number: Printed name: Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2 (a) (2) states: "A defendant in a criminal case has the right of appeal under these rules. The trial court shall enter a certification of the defendant's right to appeal in every case in which it enters a judgment of guilt or other appealable order. In a plea bargain case that is, a case in which a defendant's plea was guilty or nolo contendere and the punishment did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the Defendant a defendant may appeal only: (a) those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, or (b) after getting the trial court's permission to appeal." Court s Certification of Defendant s Right to Appeal Rev., April, 2018

Defendant s Copy NO. TRIAL COURT S CERTIFICATION OF DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO APPEAL I, Judge of the trial Court, certify this criminal case: is not a plea-bargain case, and the Defendant has the right of appeal; (or) is a plea-bargain case, but matters were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial and not withdrawn or waived, and the Defendant has the right of appeal; (or) is a plea-bargain case, but the trial Court has given permission to appeal, and the Defendant has the right of appeal; (or) is a plea-bargain case, and the Defendant has NO right of appeal; (or) the Defendant has waived the right of appeal.. I have received a copy of this certification. I have also been informed of my rights concerning any appeal of this criminal case, including any right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. I have been admonished that my attorney must mail a copy of the court of appeal's judgment and opinion to my last known address and that I have only 30 days in which to file a pro se petition for discretionary review in the Court of Criminal Appeals. TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. I acknowledge that, if I wish to appeal this case and if I am entitled to do so, it is my duty to inform my appellate attorney, by written communication, of any change in the address at which I am currently living or any change in my current prison unit. I understand that, because of appellate deadlines, if I fail to timely inform my appellate attorney of any change in my address, I may lose the opportunity to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. Defendant Defendant s Counsel State Bar Number: Printed name: Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2 (a) (2) states: "A defendant in a criminal case has the right of appeal under these rules. The trial court shall enter a certification of the defendant's right to appeal in every case in which it enters a judgment of guilt or other appealable order. In a plea bargain case that is, a case in which a defendant's plea was guilty or nolo contendere and the punishment did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the Defendant a defendant may appeal only: (a) those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, or (b) after getting the trial court's permission to appeal." Court s Certification of Defendant s Right to Appeal Rev., April, 2018