Ex Parte Barfield

OPINION

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

Applicant filed this application for a post conviction writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Art. 11.07, V.A.C.C.P. Applicant’s habe-as corpus application was first filed in the convicting court as required by Art. 11.07. No orders or answers were filed by the convicting court or the State and the application was forwarded to this Court pursuant to Art. 11.07, Sec. 2(c).

In 1977, a jury convicted applicant of burglary and found that he had been twice previously convicted of felonies. In accord with V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 12.42(d), the court assessed punishment at life…