Deleon v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and sentenced to confinement for ten years. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction, holding that appellant’s conviction for this offense violated appellant’s double jeopardy protection against multiple punishments because the State Comptroller’s Office had already assessed a drug tax and penalties against appellant for his failure to pay the tax. DeLeon v. State, 951 S.W.2d 283 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1997). The record does not reflect appellant ever paid…