Nolen v. State

OPINION

LATTIMORE, Justice.

Appellant, Kenneth Alan Nolen, also known as Kenneth Allen Nolen, was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated possession of a controlled substance, namely amphetamine of 400 grams or more. See Tex.Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 481.-102(6), 481.115 (Vernon 1992). The jury assessed punishment at ninety-nine years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a $100,000 fine. On appeal, Nolen raises four points of error contending that: (1) the trial court erred and abused its discretion when it failed to conduct the…