Armstrong v. State

OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of burglary of a habitation under V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 30.02. The trial was before a jury which found appellant guilty; punishment was assessed by the court at fifteen (15) years in the Texas Department of Corrections, the punishment being enhanced under the provisions of V.T. C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 12.42(c). Appellant was represented by appointed counsel at trial and by different appointed counsel on appeal.

The record shows that at 2:20 p. m., January 5, 1975, Officer L. T. Murphy of the Fort Worth Police…