Mims v. State

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

Appellant, Joshua A. Mims, pleaded guilty, without an agreed punishment recommendation from the State, to the charged offense of first-degree arson causing bodily injury. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 28.02 (Vernon Supp.2010). The trial court found appellant guilty, found the deadly-weapon allegation contained in the indictment to be true, and sentenced appellant to 50 years in prison. In two appellate issues, appellant challenges the trial court’s deadly-weapon finding.

We affirm.

Background

Appellant intentionally set fire to an apartment building. One of the…