Ricondo v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

ONION, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, convicted of possession of heroin, had his punishment assessed at life imprisonment by the jury as a result of the allegation and proof of two prior felony convictions.

On original submission a panel opinion reversed the conviction because of the trial court’s failure to properly admonish the appellant, following his guilty plea, as to the full range of punishment applicable.

The facts have not been satisfactorily explained in any of the opinions. The facts are essential to the proper disposition of this appeal, given…