Thomas v. State

840 S.W.2d 958 | Tex. Crim. App. | 1992

Lead Opinion

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

A jury found Appellant guilty of possession of cocaine. The court found the enhancement allegations to be true and assessed punishment at confinement for thirty-five years. The Court of Appeals reversed Appellant’s conviction. Thomas v. State, 807 S.W.2d 786 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st] 1991) (opinion on rehearing).

After further consideration of the petition for discretionary review and the opinion of the Court of Appeals, we have determined that the State’s petition was improvidently granted.

The State’s petition for discretionary review is dismissed.






Dissenting Opinion

BAIRD, J.,

dissents, believing the case should be remanded to the Court of Appeals to conduct a harm analysis pursuant to TRAP 81(b)(2).

WHITE, J., joins this note.