George James Santikos v. State Texas

Appellant, George James Santikos, pled nolo contendere to the unlawful possession of a controlled substance, cocaine. The trial court assessed punishment at two years confinement, probated, plus a $2500.00 fine. On direct appeal, the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals overruled appellants three points of error and affirmed his conviction. Santikos v. State, 754 S.W.2d 416 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1988). We granted appellants petition for discretionary review to determine whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that the administrative search provision in Section 101.04 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code (hereinafter T.A.B.C.) is constitutional under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and Article I, Section 9 of the Texas Constitution. We shall affirm.