Washington v. State

630 S.W.2d 882 (1982)

James Edward WASHINGTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, State.

No. 2-81-096-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

March 24, 1982.

Edward A. Stapleton, III, Denton, for appellant.

Jerry Cobb, Crim. Dist. and County Atty., and Freddie Dean Marsh, Asst. Dist. Crim. Atty., Denton, for State.

Before HUGHES, JORDAN and RICHARD L. BROWN, JJ.

OPINION

JORDAN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of burglary of a building, and, aided by three prior final convictions, the same jury assessed his punishment at eighteen (18) years in the Texas Department of Corrections. He appeals…