Ernest Benton Cordell v. State

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 2-08-420-CR ERNEST BENTON CORDELL APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE ------------ FROM THE 355TH DISTRICT COURT OF HOOD COUNTY ------------ MEMORANDUM OPINION 1 ------------ A jury convicted Appellant Ernest Benton Cordell of theft of property under $1,500, enhanced by two prior theft offenses. Upon his plea of true to the enhancement paragraphs, which enhanced the offense to a second-degree felony, the jury assessed Appellant’s punishment at twenty years’ confinement and a fine of $10,000. The trial court sentenced him accordingly.…