Rodriguez v. State

OPINION

ESQUIVEL, Justice.

Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of burglary of a habitation and as a habitual offender in that he had been convicted of two prior felonies. The jury found appellant guilty of the offense as charged in the indictment and found that he had previously been convicted of two prior felonies. The court assessed his punishment at life imprisonment.

On the evening of January 30, 1978, the San Antonio Police Department received a report of a burglary in progress at 210 Nobhill. The responding officer was informed that there was a red car parked in front of…