Arriola v. State

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

Appellant, Rene Arturo Arriola, appeals his judgment of conviction for the felony offense of theft by receiving stolen property. Appellant pled nolo contendere and the Court assessed punishment, according to a plea bargain agreement, at five years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Finding that appellant was not admonished pursuant to article 26.13(a)(4), TexCode CRIM.PROC. (Vernon 1989), that his plea could result in his deportation, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

On March 1, 1989 appellant pled nolo contendere…