PRESTON v. STATE

No. 1277-85.

724 S.W.2d 53 (1987)

James Lee PRESTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

February 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. O'Brien (Court-appointed on appeal), Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., and William J. Delmore, III and Brad Beers, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deliver cocaine in an amount greater than 400 grams. The court assessed punishment at confinement for fifteen years and one day and a fine of $1000. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals overruled appellant's sole ground of error, holding that the caption of the 1983 amendment to the Texas Controlled Substances Act, V.A.C.S., Art. 4476-15, does...

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