Johnson v. State

(Retired), concurring.

This appeal involves a dtigation that has had a longer than usual life span. The appel*483lant was tried originally in April of 1986. Appellant, at that trial, was convicted and sentenced by a jury to twenty years confinement in the State Department of Corrections. A fine of $20,000 was assessed. The offense was for the delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, in an amount of at least 400 grams or more.

In mid-September of 1987, our Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment. Appellant filed a petition for a discretionary review and the Court of Criminal Appeals…