Let us rejoice that Larry will never have to go to trial! He has pleaded "no contest" in the case against him. He has been given a five year probation and a $5,000 fine. After 1 year and 11 months he can petition the court to drop all conditions and be free of probation as well. He was given deferred adjudication - which means that this will not be on his permanent record. He did not say he was guilty of anything. The local DA has said that because of evidence or a lack of evidence against Larry, the charge of capital murder has been dropped.

We can thank the Lord that he will never have to go to trial over this!

Here is the link to the Kiiitv report they did yesterday, March 11. http://www.kiiitv.com/home/16608451.html

Also here is a link to a definition of deferred adjudication: http://www.tajlr.com/index..html

And here is the definition:

Before we go into the legal definition of what deferred adjudication actually is, let's first be very clear about what deferred adjudication "is not".

Deferred adjudication is NOT a final finding of guilt and it is NOT a final conviction.

Deferred Adjudication is a plea bargain agreement between a defendant, and a Texas Criminal Court in which formal judgment is withheld or "deferred" pending the outcome of the probation period. If an individual is given deferred adjudication and he or she successfully completes the probation and conditions assigned by the court, the charges are dismissed. In order to obtain DA from the court, the defendant MUST either enter a plea of "guilty" or a plea of "no contest". Essentially, both pleas mean the same thing; with the exception being that a plea of "no contest" has certain advantages as far as protecting the defendant against any subsequent civil litigation proceedings related to the original crime he/she was originally charged with.

Please continue to pray for a quick appellate hearing for Hannah too!