Burks v. State

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

Appellant was charged with aggravated assault and burglary of a building. 1 Appellant’s counsel entered not guilty pleas before a jury on his client’s behalf. The jury found appellant guilty of both charges and assessed punishment at 30 years confinement for the burglary, and five years confinement and a $5,000 fine for the aggravated assault.

Appellant does not challenge the eviden-tiary sufficiency of his conviction and we will not review the facts at length. In summary, appellant burglarized a supply company and was confronted by a security guard who attempted to…