Pennywell v. State

OPINION

A jury convicted Appellant of burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit theft. See V.T.C.A. Penal Code § 30.02(a)(1). After finding the two enhancement allegations to be true, the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for thirty-five years. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction after finding that Appellant had no standing to contest the search of a stolen bag and that Appellant’s thirty-five-year punishment was permissible as he stipulated to the two enhancement paragraphs. Pennywell v. State, 84 S.W.3d 841 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2002). Appellant has…