Legal Opinion
Allen v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 20, 1984No. 875-83PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
CLINTON, Judge.
The primary offense is aggravated robbery. Two prior felony offenses were alleged to enhance punishment pursuant to V.T.C.A.Penal Code, § 12.42(d). After the jury found appellant guilty and also found the two enhancement paragraphs were true, the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for life.
The first enhancing conviction was alleged to have occurred October 7, 1969 in Cause No. 135,459 in the 178th District Court of Harris County. To prove its allegation the State offered a pen packet, State’s Exhibit 3, and…