Morano v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of more than four ounces of marihuana. The punishment is imprisonment for five years. The appellant waived a jury trial and without a recommendation from the State concerning the punishment to be assessed entered a plea of guilty before the court.

The appellant complains that the local rules for the courts in Bell County unlawfully prevent him from entering into a plea bargain and that he should have been allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty. He also complains of sentencing guidelines used by the judges in Bell County to…