Dennis v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted by a jury of burglary of a habitation. V.T.C.A. Penal Code § 30.02(a)(1). After finding the enhancement allegations “true”, the jury assessed appellant’s punishment at life imprisonment. On direct appeal, appellant raised two points of error, which the appellate court overruled and affirmed the conviction. Dennis v. State, 772 S.W.2d 525 (Tex.App.—Beaumont 1989). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether the court of appeals erred in holding that (1) the trial judge’s ruling…