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MENA v. STATE

No. 47220.

504 S.W.2d 410 (1974)

Sam John MENA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dalton Gandy (court appointed) Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Dist. Atty., Marvin D. Snodgrass, Clint D. Starr and Howard M. Fender, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

The conviction was for possessing away from the premises upon which he lived a pistol with barrel less than twelve inches in length, and that prior thereto he had been convicted of a felony involving violence, to-wit, robbery, under the terms of Art. 489c, Vernon's Ann.P.C.; his punishment was enhanced under Art. 63, V.A.P.C., to life because of two other prior felony convictions.

A murder charge was filed by complaint...

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