Eastwood v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of cocaine under Sec. 4.04 of Art. 4476-15, V.A.C.S., the Texas Controlled Substances Act. A jury found appellant guilty and the court fixed his punishment at eight (8) years’ probation. The offense occurred on January 12,1974 and trial commenced on October 14, 1974. We are confronted at the outset with a jurisdictional problem.

The jury returned its verdict on October 15, 1974 and the court ordered a pre-sen-tence report. The docket sheet indicates that appellant was placed on probation for eight years on November 1,…