Johnson v. State

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

Appellant was charged by indictment with five offenses of aggravated robbery with an allegation of three prior felony convictions in the enhancement paragraph. A jury found appellant guilty of all five offenses, and the court assessed punishment at ninety-nine years on each offense and included a finding that appellant used a deadly weapon. Appellant urges eight points of error. We find points of error one and two dispositive and reverse.

Appellant filed a motion in limine seeking to prohibit the state from mentioning appellant’s prior criminal record in the presence of…