Lewis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This appeal is taken from a conviction for burglary of a building. Punishment, enhanced under V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 12.-42(d), was assessed at life imprisonment.
In four grounds of error appellant contends the trial court erred in admitting items found in the home of a co-defendant, in admitting a knife taken from him incident to arrest, in that a defense witness was improperly impeached on cross-examination, and in that there was no competent evidence to prove the enhancement allegations of the indictment.
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