State v. Lima

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

A jury found appellee guilty on two counts of bribery and assessed punishment at two years for count one and five years for count two, such sentences to run concurrently. Thereafter, appellee filed a motion for shock probation, which was grant ed by the trial court on April 24, 1991. In its sole point of error, the state contends that the trial court erred in granting the appellee “shock probation” under Tex.Code CRIM.PROC.Ann. art. 42.12, § 6(a) (Vernon Supp.1991). We reverse.

In 1985, the appellee (Lima) contracted with the City of Houston to repair damages that had…