Villanueva v. State

OPINION

I. Introduction

Appellant entered a negotiated guilty plea to the offense of possession of marijuana. In accordance with a plea-bargain agreement, the trial court sentenced appellant to 35 years’ confinement Appellant raises one point challenging the voluntariness of his plea.

The right to appeal from a negotiated plea is limited by the rules of appellate procedure. Appellant perfected his appeal on October 11, 1996. At that time, former appellate rule 40(b)(1) was in effect. 1 That rule has since been replaced by appellate rule 25.2(b)(3). See Tex.R.App. P. 25.2(b)(3). According to the…