Polk v. State

676 S.W.2d 408 (1984)

John Allen POLK, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 294-84.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

September 19, 1984.

John Allen Polk, pro se.

John Stauffer, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Ruth E. Plagenhoef, Bill Edie and Jim Nelson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION GRANTING APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of attempted murder and punishment was assessed at 30 years confinement in the Texas Department of…