Bullock v. State

GUILLOT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of aggravated rape for which the jury assessed a twenty-five year sentence in the Texas Department of Corrections. For the reasons below, we reform the judgment of the trial court and affirm the judgment as reformed.

Appellant alleges in his sole ground of error that the trial court erred in ordering that appellant’s sentence run consecutively with the sentence in another cause in violation of TEX. CODE CRIM.PROC.ANN. art. 42.08 (Vernon Supp.1986). 1 We agree with appellant.

After the jury assessed punishment on April 2, 1985,…