Santikos v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

We withdraw our prior opinion and adopt the following as the opinion of the Court.

*632Appellant, George James Santikos, pled nolo contendere to the unlawful possession of a controlled substance, cocaine. The trial court assessed punishment at two years’ confinement, probated, plus a $2500.00 fine. On direct appeal, the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals overruled appellant’s three points of error and affirmed his conviction. Santikos v. State, 754 S.W.2d 416 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1988). We granted appellant’s petition for…