Jesse Lopez v. State

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Jesse Lopez, of the third-degree felony offense of driving while intoxicated — third offense. 1 After finding the allegations in two enhancement paragraphs true, the trial court assessed punishment at thirty-five years’ confinement. In his sole issue on appeal, appellant contends that the trial court violated Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 36.01 by failing to receive a plea of “true” or “not true” to the allegations in the enhancement paragraphs before assessing appellant’s sentence.

We affirm.

Background

On February 23, 2011,…