Burns v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
*236OPINION
BENAVIDES, Justice.
Appellant was tried by a jury which found him guilty of the offense of aggravated robbery. Appellant pled “true” to the enhancement allegations of the indictment and was sentenced by the jury to life in prison. We affirm.
In a single ground of error, appellant alleges the court’s charge disallowed the jury to be the factfinder in assessing punishment.
The indictment properly alleged previous felony convictions under circumstances described in TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 12.42(d) (Vernon Supp.1985). The court’s charge on punishment instructed the jury that it could assess…
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