Griffin v. State

OPINION

JOHNSON, J., joined by KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

On January 7, 2003, appellant James Edwin Griffin plead guilty to the felony offense of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit theft. Appellant had filed no written pretrial motions. In accordance with a plea agreement, the trial court assessed appellant’s punishment at confinement in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a period of ten years. Appellant then filed a timely pro se notice of appeal without…