Ruiz Avalos v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Luz Ruiz Avalos guilty of robbery. Two prior felony offenses were alleged in the indictment for enhancement purposes. The trial court assessed as punishment ninety-nine years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

At about 12:20 a.m. on September 25, 1987, Terry Gene Schuetz heard a knock at his front door. He was in his living room watching television and his nine-year-old son was asleep. Schuetz answered the door and discovered appellant Luz Ruiz Avalos and another man, who he did not know,…