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KING v. STATE

No. 49129.

519 S.W.2d 651 (1975)

Reginald Lee KING, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 12, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Louis Zimmermann (On appeal only), Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and Richard W. Wilhelm, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The appellant was convicted of the offense of robbery by assault, and punishment, enhanced under the provisions of Article 62, Vernon's Ann.P.C., was assessed at imprisonment for life. The sole contention on appeal is that forgery, the prior conviction with which the sentence was enhanced, is not and was not proved to be an offense "of the same nature" as robbery by assault.

Article 62, V.A.P.C., provides:

"If...

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