Castanuela v. State

OPINION

DICE, Judge.

This is an out of time appeal by appellant from a conviction for passing as true a forged instrument in writing.

In 1960 appellant was convicted in Criminal District Court No. 2 of Bexar County (now the 175th Judicial District Court) of passing as true a forged instrument. His punishment was fixed at life imprisonment, being enhanced under Art. 63, P.C., by reason of three prior convictions for felony offenses less than capital.

On an original appeal the judgment of conviction was affirmed by this court in Castanuela v. State, 171 Tex.Cr.R. 173, 346 S.W.2d 332.

Thereafter, in…