Alvarez v. State

OPINION ON REMAND

BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury conviction for the offense of aggravated robbery. The jury assessed punishment at sixty years’ imprisonment.1 We reverse.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 4, 1987, this Court issued an opinion affirming the conviction in the instant cause. On September 15, 1993, the Court of Criminal Appeals granted relief in the form of an out-of-time petition for discretionary review. The Appellant filed a petition that challenged the parole law instruction submitted by the trial court. In Alvarez v. State, Nos. 71,723 and 71,724…