Wiltz v. State

OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of the felony of escape, the court found two enhancement paragraphs true, and punishment was assessed at 45 years confinement.

Appellant was indicted for escaping from custody of New Directions, Inc., a halfway house, where he was confined after being released from a Texas Department of Corrections Unit. He was serving time as a result of a conviction on March 29, 1988, for burglary of a building with intent to commit theft, in cause number 492348. That conviction, although not described by court, county, cause number, or date, was used in…