LOFTIN v. STATE

No. 05-81-00057-CR.

624 S.W.2d 351 (1981)

Buddy J. LOFTIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied November 23, 1981.

Discretionary Review Refused January 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rod L. Poirot and Conrad Sommers, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Maridell Templeton, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, STEPHENS and SPARLING, JJ.


STEPHENS, Justice.

Buddy J. Loftin was tried for murder, convicted, and sentenced by the jury to life imprisonment. The sentence was enhanced by one prior felony conviction. On appeal, appellant asserts that the State did not comply with the Speedy Trial Act, that it was error to admit a penitentiary packet into evidence for enhancement without first identifying appellant as the person previously convicted, that the court...

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