Johnny Medina v. State

OPINION

PAUL W. GREEN, Justice.

Johnny Medina pled guilty to sexual assault and, pursuant to a plea bargain, received a ten-year sentence. On appeal, Medina contends his plea was involuntary because the trial court failed to admonish him about the non-binding effect of his plea and failed to announce whether it would follow the plea. On November 12, 1998, we issued an opinion affirming Medina’s conviction. On November 25, 1998, the Court of Criminal Appeals issued Carranza v. State, 980 S.W.2d 653 (Tex.Crim.App.1998), which discussed harm in cases involving statutory admonishments. To address…