Goodlow v. State

GRANT, Justice.

Willie Bob Goodlow appeals from a conviction for delivery of marihuana of less than four ounces but more than one-quarter of an ounce. A jury assessed his punishment at two years of confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a fine of $2,500.

In his sole point of error, Goodlow contends that the trial court erred by proceeding to the punishment stage of the trial because application of Tex.Code Crim.Proc. Ann. art. 44.29(b) (Vernon Supp.1989) to his cause violates the prohibition against ex post facto legislation found in U.S. Const, art. I, § 10 and Tex. Const, art.…