Johnston v. State

The trial court found appellants guilty of possession of 200 pounds or less but more than 50 pounds of marihuana, and assessed each appellant’s punishment at imprisonment for five years. 1 Because appellants were erroneously admonished before their pleas of guilty were accepted, we reverse the judgments of conviction.

On May 6,1982, a court order was issued authorizing Robert Nestoroff, a Department of Public Safety narcotics officer, to enter a specified airplane located at the Austin municipal airport for the purpose of installing an electronic tracking device. In his affidavit in support of…