Haynes v. State

273 S.W.3d 183 (2008)

Larry Glenn HAYNES, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. PD-1923-06.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 30, 2008.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 2008.

James M. Leitner, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Shirley Cornelius, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for Appellee.

OPINION

HERVEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, KEASLER and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.

The issue in this case is whether an appellate court may reform a trial court's judgment to reflect a conviction for an unrequested lesser-included offense not…