Wade v. State

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

The Appellant pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with attempted burglary of a building owned by Steven Yianitsas. The attempt to enter was done by burning the wood around a lock with a torch. An enhancement paragraph alleged that the Appellant had been finally convicted of burglary of a building in the Criminal District Court of Jefferson County.

The State proceeded on the entirety of the indictment. The court accepted the plea and stated:

“Then I find the facts justify a verdict of guilty....”

The court deferred a decision on punishment until a presentence…