Gibson v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

A jury found appellant, David Wayne Gibson, guilty of unlawful possession of less than 28 grams of amphetamine, a controlled substance, in 42nd District Court cause number 15,653-A. Punishment, enhanced by a prior felony conviction, was assessed by the jury at imprisonment for 20 years and a fine of $6,600. On appeal, appellant argued inter alia that the trial court erred in not dismissing the instant cause pursuant to a plea agreement reached in cause number 15,654-A. The Eleventh Court of Appeals disagreed, holding that…