Resanovich v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

WHITE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of possession of a deadly weapon in a penal institution. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.11. The indictment alleged two prior convictions for purposes of enhancement, and the jury found both true. 1 After the jury was dismissed, the trial court conducted formal sentencing. The State asked that the 80-year sentence for the instant offense be stacked on a previous conviction that appellant was presently serving, a 99-year sentence for murder. 2 Appellant requested that the instant sentence be…