Rios v. State

OPINION ON REHEARING

DORSEY, Justice.

This case has been the subject of two earlier opinions by this court on procedural *514matters. We initially affirmed the appellant’s conviction for his failure to file a critical volume of the statement of facts. On rehearing over a dissenting opinion, we allowed appellant to supplement the record with the missing statement of facts. We now address the merits of the appeal.

Appellant, Eduardo Enrique Rios, pleaded guilty to delivery of cocaine, and the trial court assessed punishment at thirty-five years’ imprisonment plus a $100,000.00 fine. His sole defense…