Cane v. State

698 S.W.2d 138 (1985)

Melvin Anthony CANE, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 987-84.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

October 9, 1985.

Harold J. Laine, Jr. (court appointed), Beaumont, for appellant.

James S. McGrath, Dist. Atty. and John R. DeWitt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of aggravated kidnapping on his plea of guilty to a jury. The jury assessed punishment at confinement in the Texas…