Pedford v. State

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Melvin Pedford seeks to set aside a judgment of conviction for burglary of the Marins’ house, rendered after a jury trial in the district court of Travis County. Appellant’s punishment, enhanced by proof of two prior felony convictions, was assessed by the jury at ninety-nine years. This Court will affirm the judgment of conviction.

By his first point of error, appellant complains that the district court erred in admitting proof of an extraneous offense, the burglary of Cathy Lindsay’s house. An accused is entitled to be tried on the accusation in the State’s…