Chaney v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an out-of-time appeal taken from a conviction for sale of a dangerous drug, to-wit: an amphetamine. After returning a verdict of guilty, the jury found that prior to the commission of the primary offense appellant had twice been convicted of a felony less than capital as charged in the indictment. 1 Punishment was assessed at life under the mandatory provisions of Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P. C.

Appellant contends that the State failed to establish that he was the person previously convicted in the two prior causes used for enhancement. Prior convictions…