Austin v. State

934 S.W.2d 672 (1996)

Stephen Fuller AUSTIN, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. 736-95.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

November 6, 1996.

Christine R. Brown, Orange, for appellant.

Troy Johnson, Assist. District Attorney, Orange, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON THE STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

BAIRD, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of bail jumping. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 38.10. Punishment was assessed at fifty years. The Court of Appeals reversed. Austin v. State, 899 S.W.2d 834 (Tex.App.—Beaumont 1995). We granted…