Tristan v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appellant was indicted for the offense of burglary with intent to commit theft. A prior conviction in a State court for the same offense and a prior conviction in a Federal court for a narcotics offense were alleged for enhancement under Art. 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C. The jury-found that appellant was guilty of the offense charged and found that the enhancement allegations were true. The mandatory sentence of imprisonment for life was assessed.

Appellant’s first two grounds of error urge that the prior federal conviction was improperly used for enhancement because: (a)…