Benton Roy Morgan v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-97-00820-CR

Benton Roy Morgan, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 47,489, HONORABLE MARTHA J. TRUDO, JUDGE PRESIDING

Appellant Benton Roy Morgan appeals his conviction for burglary of a habitation. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 30.02 (West 1994). After the jury found appellant guilty, he entered a plea of "true" to the two prior felony convictions alleged for punishment enhancement purposes. The trial court assessed punishment at 75 years' imprisonment.

Appellant advances a…