White v. State

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

Joseph White appeals from his conviction for the offense of failure to register as a sex offender. The offense is a state jail felony. Tex.Code CRiM. PROC. Ann. art. 62.10(b) (Vernon Supp.1999). White pleaded true to allegations of two prior felony convictions; thus, under Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 12.42(a)(2) (Vernon Supp.1999), he was subject to the punishment for second degree felony, or two to twenty years. The trial court assessed punishment at fifteen years’ imprisonment. White contends that the trial court erred in rendering judgment against him because the indictment…