Pumphrey v. State

ORDER

The Beaumont Court of Appeals, in a published opinion, affirmed the conviction of Michael J. Pumphrey, appellant, for committing the offense of sexual abuse. Punishment, enhanced, was assessed at thirty-three (33) years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a $2,500 fine. See Pumphrey v. State, 691 S.W.2d 5 (Tex.App.—Beaumont 1984).

Thereafter, counsel for Pumphrey filed with the Clerk of the Beaumont Court of Appeals what purported to be an appellant’s petition for discretionary review. This Court eventually received that document. We carefully examined the document in…