Renzi v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of the offense of possession of marihuana. Punishment was assessed by the court at imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections for eight years, probated, and a $1,000 fine.

*520The Houston First Court of Appeals reversed in a published opinion, delivered November 21, 1984. Renzi v. State, 682 S.W.2d 387 (Tex.App. Houston (1st) 1984). The Court of Appeals concluded that appellant’s plea of nolo contendere was involuntary and conditional and ordered a reversal.

The record reflects that a plea of nolo contendere…