Martin v. State

OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of burglary on his plea of not guilty; the jury found as true the allegations of two prior felony convictions and he was sentenced to life under Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

The judgment is assailed by appellant’s first ground of error because it is claimed that the two prior convictions used for enhancement were void in that appellant was not represented by counsel.

We first consider the Navarro County conviction in 1937. The judgment and sentence were admitted as contained in a…