Bess v. State

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This is an appeal from three convictions for receiving stolen property. Tex.Penal Code Ann. 31.03(b)(2) (Vernon 1974). In cause number 81-4-10,254, the defendant pled not guilty and was convicted by a jury; in cause numbers 81 — 4-10,255 and 81-4-10,-256 the defendant pled guilty. In each case the punishment was assessed at ten years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The defendant’s attorney raises four grounds of error, all of which challenge the legality of the search of the defendant’s house. Prior to trial the defendant raised these issues by…