Tomas v. State

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

Appellant pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary of a habitation, and the jury assessed punishment at 35 years confinement.

In two grounds of error, appellant contends (1) that his plea of guilty is invalid because the court failed to admonish him about the effect of such a plea on a non-citizen of the United States, and (2) that the State was improperly allowed to impeach him based on certain prior Canadian convictions.

Article 26.13 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure was amended, effective June 14, 1985, to require that before the court accept a plea of…