Hill v. State

JUNELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery. The jury found appellant guilty and, finding that appellant had previously been convicted of a felony as alleged in the indictment, assessed punishment at 60 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Because our review of the record reveals fundamental error, we reverse and remand.

The conviction before us arises out of the early morning robbery of a convenience store in Houston, Texas. A man brandishing a knife with a curved, 12-inch blade forced the complaining witness to open the cash registers. The…