Pavlu v. State

*221OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

This appeal arose from a conviction for the felony offense of attempted murder. The appellant pleaded not guilty in a juried proceeding. The jury found the appellant guilty. Appellant made an election to have the jury assess punishment. The jury made an affirmative finding that a deadly weapon was used in the commission of the offense and assessed punishment at confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for seven years and a fine of $10,000. Both the confinement and the fine were probated.

The trial judge imposed and ordered…