Rawlings v. State

EARL W. SMITH, Justice.

Appellant, Michael Rawlings, was convicted by the jury of the offense of aggravated sexual assault as alleged in the indictment, which alleged that Rawlings used and exhibited a deadly weapon, to wit, a knife, in the commission of the offense. Tex.Pen.Code Ann. §§ 22.011 and 22.021 (Supp.1986). The jury also found the allegations in paragraph two of the indictment, that Rawlings had been convicted previously of the felony offense of theft, were “True,” and assessed punishment at confinement in the Department of Corrections for 99 years. Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 12.-42(c)…