Griggs v. State

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

The offense is possession of heroin; the punishment, 25 years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

On April 2, 1968, the appellant, after being duly admonished by the trial judge as to the consequences of his plea, entered a plea of guilty before a jury. See Article 26.14, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.

Initially, appellant contends the punishment assessed by the jury constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment under both Constitution of the United States and of Texas.” See United States Constitution, Eighth Amendment; Texas Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 13, Vernon’s Ann.St. His…