Smith v. State

MAJORITY OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Calvin Joseph Smith, appeals from his conviction for reckless injury to a child. After appellant pleaded guilty, the trial court found him guilty and assessed punishment at twenty years’ imprisonment *38and a $10,000 fine. On appeal, appellant contends that (1) the sentence imposed constituted cruel and unusual punishment under both the United States and Texas constitutions; (2) the trial court considered extraneous offenses in assessing punishment when there was no evidence appellant committed such offenses; and (3) the trial court…