Donaldson v. State

in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, JOHNSON, HERVEY, ALCALA, RICHARDSON and YEARY, JJ., joined.

If a defendant pleads true to an enhancement paragraph, can a court of appeals imply a trial court’s finding of true regarding that prior conviction used for enhancement when the trial judge, in his own words,'refused to make such a finding? No. We consequently reverse.

*435Facts

The State charged appellant with one count of making a false statement to obtain property or credit, three counts of tampering with a governmental record, and one count of falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer. Two of the five…