Drichas v. State

OPINION

in which KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

In the early morning hours of March 21, 2002, appellant led police officers from Arkansas and Texas on a high-speed chase through parts of both jurisdictions. Appellant was arrested in Texas and indicted for evading detention in a motor vehicle, a felony offense in violation of Tex. Penal Code § 38.04. Appellant’s criminal history contained fourteen felony convictions, including drug possession, burglary, theft, escape, and eluding arrest or detention. The state, therefore, charged appellant as a habitual offender. Tex. Penal…