Kessler v. State

OPINION

Appellant, Wynona Ladorace Kessler, appeals from a jury verdict finding her guilty of burglary of a habitation. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 30.02(a)(1) & (d)(1) (Vernon 1989). After appellant pled true to the enhancement paragraph, the jury assessed her punishment at life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.

We reverse and remand for a new trial on punishment.

In her first two points of error, appellant contends the trial court erred: in failing to grant a mistrial after a police officer witness made a statement which allegedly informed the…