Cavazos v. State

OPINION

UTTER, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for having committed the offense of aggravated robbery. Appellant entered a plea of guilty before the trial court and elected to have a jury assess his punishment. The jury assessed punishment at ten years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the cause for redetermination of punishment.

In his sole ground of error, appellant asserts that, during the punishment stage, the trial court erred in allowing the State to cross-examine appellant regarding appellant's prior juvenile…