Legal Opinion

Simmons v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 15, 1989No. 09-89-013 CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*5OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit theft— habitual offender. Appellant pleaded not true to the enhancement paragraphs of the indictment, which allegations the trial court found “true” and assessed appellant’s punishment at sixty (60) years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant perfected this appeal urging in two points of error the trial court erred in finding “true” to the second enhancement count.

The indictment read, in pertinent part, as follows:

[P]rior to the commission of each of the aforesaid…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Teamer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Babbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Preston v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
  5. Dunbar v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Joseph Milcoun v. Werner Co. and Keller Ladders Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018

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