Parks v. State

746 S.W.2d 738 (1987)

James M. PARKS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 213-82.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

December 9, 1987.

Michael P. Gibson, Bob Gorsky, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty. and T. Michael Sutton, Jon Sparling and Jim Johnson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Judge.

In February of 1978, appellant was convicted of the offense of forgery[1] after a trial by jury. The jury assessed appellant's punishment at…