Brown v. State

OPINION

CANNON, Justice.

In cause no. 524,277, appellant entered a plea of not guilty before the court to the offense of theft. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 31.03(a). In cause no. 524,278, appellant entered a plea of not guilty before the court to the offense of burglary. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 30.02(a)(1). He was convicted of both offenses by a jury. The court assessed punishment for each offense, enhanced under Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 12.42(d), at imprisonment for thirty years. The sentences were ordered to be served concurrently. We affirm in part and reverse and render in part.

On March 3, 1989,…