Lane v. State

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of robbery, enhanced by two prior convictions. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 29.02 (Vernon 1974). After pleading not guilty before a jury, appellant was adjudged to be guilty. Appellant plead not true to two enhancement paragraphs, but the trial court found them to be true and assessed punishment at 30 years imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections.

We reverse.

On April 6,1985, Officer Kathy Manning of the Fort Worth Police Department was working undercover posing as a stranded motorist. Appellant, Ray…