Diaz-Galvan v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAFT, Justice.
Appellant, Juan Jose Diaz-Galvan was charged with delivery of marihuana weighing more than 50 pounds and less than 2000 pounds. His indictment included an allegation that appellant exhibited and used a deadly weapon during the offense. Without a plea-bargain agreement, appellant entered a guilty plea and requested community supervision. After a pre sentence investigation (PSI) was conducted, the trial court assessed punishment at 10-years confinement. We address whether appellant preserved his constitutional challenge to the cruelty of his punishment when he did not bring…
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