Handspur v. State

792 S.W.2d 239 (1990)

Melvin Earl HANDSPUR, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 05-89-00082-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

June 14, 1990.

Discretionary Review Granted October 3, 1990.

Renie McClellan, Cedar Hill, for appellant.

Kathleen A. Walsh, Dallas, for appellee.

Before ENOCH, C.J., and BAKER, J., and ONION[1], J. (Retired, Sitting by Assignment).

OPINION

BAKER, Justice.

Melvin Earl Handspur, appellant, appeals from a conviction for burglary of a habitation. The trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions, at thirty years' confinement. In his sole point of…