Barry v. State

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of indecency with a child following his guilty plea. A jury assessed punishment and the trial court sentenced appellant to ten years and one day in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant’s first three grounds of error challenge the jury verdict and the sentence based on that verdict alleging that it was fatally defective because it assessed punishment at “10 + 1 DAY years”.

The verdict form furnished the jury contained the following provision:

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We, the jury, find the Defendant guilty as charged in the indictment and assess punishment of the…