Wilson v. State

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for the offense of burglary of a building allegedly occurring in Beaumont on November 1, 1986. The indictment had enhancement paragraphs alleging that the Appellant had been convicted of three prior felony offenses.

The jury found the Appellant guilty of the offense of burglary of a building. The jury then found the enhancement paragraphs to be true and assessed the Appellant’s punishment at 50 years confinement.

Appellant’s first point for review states that reversible error occurred when the State’s attorney referred to matters outside the…