Benton, Freddie L. v. State

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NOS. 01-01-01028-CR

01-01-01029-CR

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FREDDIE L. BENTON, Appellant

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 182nd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 863498, 861511

O P I N I O N

This appeal derives from two convictions in two separate causes in the trial court (Trial Cause Nos. 863498 and 861511; and Appeal Cause Nos. 01-01-01028-CR and 01-01-01029-CR, respectively). Because both appeals raise substantially the same issues, we handle them together on appeal.

A jury found appellant guilty of two…