Coleman v. State

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Bobby Marino Coleman pleaded guilty to theft of property valued less than $1,500.00. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 31.03(e)(4)(D) (Vernon Supp.1997). The indictment alleged as enhancements three prior convictions or misdemeanor theft, together with prior convictions for aggravated robbery and possession of a controlled substance. The trial court set Coleman’s punishment at twenty years’ confinement.

Coleman contends that the trial court should have granted his motion to dismiss the indictment because the robbery conviction could not be used to enhance his punishment,…