Dickson v. State

OPINION

REX D. DAVIS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Appellant Eddie Maurice Dickson of two counts of delivery of a controlled substance in an amount less than one gram, a state jail felony. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.112(b) (Vernon Supp.1999). The State alleged two prior felony convictions to enhance Dickson’s punishment to a second degree felony. See Tex Pen.Code Ann. § 12.42(a)(2) (Vernon Supp. 1999). The State also alleged two additional prior felony convictions to enhance his punishment to that for an habitual offender. Id. § 12.42(d). Prior to the commencement of the…