Chance v. State

563 S.W.2d 812 (1978)

Edward Darrell CHANCE, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 56914.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

February 8, 1978.

Rehearing Denied April 5, 1978.

Don A. Hecker, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., William W. Burge, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for aggravated promotion of prostitution. Trial was before the court upon a plea of guilty and punishment was assessed at seven years.

At the outset, we are confronted with a fundamentally defective…