Taylor v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

THOMAS G. DAVIS, Judge.

Trial was before the jury upon appellant’s plea of not guilty of aggravated robbery. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 29.-03(a)(2). After finding appellant guilty, the jury assessed punishment, enhanced by a prior conviction, at twenty-eight years. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District (Fort Worth). Taylor v. State, 632 S.W.2d 693 (Tex.App.1982—Fort Worth). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review in order to examine the standard used by the Court of…