Price v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Luther Price, III, was convicted of burglary and interference with a police officer and sentenced to forty years and twenty years imprisonment respectively. His sentence was enhanced because he had six prior felony convictions.

This case presents two issues, one involving an old question we have considered several times but one which continues to give prosecutors and trial courts difficulty; the other involves the newly enacted procedure for sentencing a defendant with prior convictions.

The first issue on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the…