Birdwell v. State

MAJORITY OPINION

FOWLER, Justice.

Appellant, Jerry Frank Birdwell, appeals from his conviction of the offense of theft upon his plea of guilty. Finding the enhancement paragraphs to be true, the trial court assessed his punishment at six years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, in accordance with a plea bargain agreement between appellant and the State. Appellant presents two points of error in which he asserts that (1) the trial court had no jurisdiction over the case when he was convicted; and (2) the appeal must be abated and the cause remanded for a hearing…