Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided May 6, 1994No. 05-93-00232-CRPublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BURNETT, Justice.

Appellant Floyd Clark appeals his conviction for burglary of a building. The jury assessed an enhanced sentence of fifty years. Appellant contends that the trial court erred ⅛ telling the venire that the indictment alleged two prior felony convictions. We sustain appellant’s point of error. We reverse the trial courfc’s judgment and remand for further proceedings.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Before the venire was seated in the courtroom, appellant objected to any mention by the State or the court that appellant had prior alleged convictions. The trial court overruled…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Sharpe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Lagrone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  4. Burge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Bevill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
  2. Ganther v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  3. Nhan Tu Hoang v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  4. Simon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  5. Jarnigan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001

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