Derek Bernard Howard v. State

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-14-00007-CR DEREK BERNARD HOWARD, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 124th District Court Gregg County, Texas Trial Court No. 37,809-B Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Moseley MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2009, pursuant to a plea agreement, Derek Bernard Howard pled guilty to and was convicted of criminal mischief. The trial court sentenced Howard to twenty years’ imprisonment after he pled true to the State’s only enhancement allegation. 1 The original…