VAUGHN v. STATE

No. 58805.

600 S.W.2d 314 (1980)

Amos VAUGHN, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

June 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence B. Mitchell, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry M. Wade, Dist. Atty., Steve Wilensky and Mike Keasler, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ODOM, TOM G. DAVIS and CLINTON, JJ.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery. Punishment, enhanced by proof of two prior convictions, was fixed at life.

In his first ground of error appellant contends it was error for the trial court to overrule his objection to the definition of "firearm" given in the jury charge. V.T. C.A., Penal Code Sec. 46.01 (3) provides:

"In this chapter:

". . .

"(3) `Firearm' means any devise designed...

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