Legal Opinion
Waits v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 23, 2001No. 548-00PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
The opinion of the Court was delivered
2Per curiam
A jury convicted Appellant of possession of a controlled substance, a state-jail felony. The jury also found the enhancement allegations to be true and assessed punishment at confinement for fifteen years. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Waits v. State, 9 S.W.3d 904 (Tex. *889App.—Fort Worth 2000). The Court of Appeals concluded that V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 12.42(a)(2) permits two sequential prior felony convictions, one of which is a state-jail felony conviction, to enhance a non-aggravated state-jail felony to a second-degree felony.…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- Waits v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000