Legal Opinion

Porier v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 3, 1979No. 56446PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary of a vehicle. Punishment, enhanced under V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 12.42(d), was assessed at life.

Appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to prove the second prior conviction alleged for enhancement was for an offense committed after the first prior conviction was final. Section 12.42(d), supra, provides:

“If it be shown on the trial of any felony offense that the defendant has previously been finally convicted of two felony offenses, and the second previous felony conviction is for an offense that occurred…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  2. Ex Parte AugustaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Charles Edwin Bullard v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. Wisdom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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