David John Bessey, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court held that an appellant may raise a failure to properly admonish a guilty plea on appeal even without objection at trial, but such error is subject to a harmless error analysis under Rule 44.2(b) and was found harmless here; the judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. Justice Johnson, in a concurring‑in‑part dissent, agreed on the preservation issue but argued the case should be remanded for a harm analysis.