Eaglin v. State

OPINION

WALKER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the felony offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Appellant’s indictment included enhancement paragraphs raising appellant’s punishment exposure to that of a habitual offender. TexPenal Code Ann. § 12.42(d) (Vernon Supp.1994). The jury found appellant guilty of unlawfully possessing cocaine as alleged in the indictment. Appellant pleaded “true” to the enhancement allegations and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of…