Moore v. State

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

This appeal results from a conviction for engaging in organized criminal activity. Appellant entered a plea of guilty and, following the receipt of a pre-sentence investigation report and without an agreed recommendation as to punishment, the court assessed confinement for 60 years. At issue are questions concerning: the refusal to permit appellant to withdraw his guilty plea, use of “extraneous crimes at the punishment phase” of trial, the constitutionality of the statute proscribing the offense, and whether appellant was prosecuted for the correct offense. We affirm.

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