Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 13, 2017No. 02–16–00104–CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARK T. PITTMAN JUSTICE
Appellant Billy Hawkins pled guilty to the offense of possession of less than a gram of a controlled substance-methamphetamine, and the trial court convicted him and sentenced him to six months' confinement in state jail. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 481.102(6) (providing that methamphetamine is in Penalty Group 1), .115(a)-(b) (providing that possessing less than a gram of a Penalty Group 1 substance without authorization is a state jail felony) (West 2010). The trial court also assessed $349 in court costs, including a consolidated fee of $133. See Tex. Loc.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Peraza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Salinas, OrlandoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
- Armin Glenn Ingram v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016