Boccard v. State

OPINION

Appellant filed an application for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court, claiming his plea of “no contest” on a 1988 charge of possession of a controlled substance was involuntary. Specifically, appellant claimed that he was improperly admonished under article 26.13(a)(4) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The trial court denied the relief appellant requested and filed findings of fact and conclusions of law. Appellant now claims that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his application. We affirm.

On August 16, 1988, appellant, without a recommendation from the…