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ACOSTA v. STATE

No. 13-81-219-CR.

654 S.W.2d 12 (1982)

Arnulfo ACOSTA, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

September 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Warner, Port Isabel, for appellant.

Edna Cisneros, Dist. Atty., Raymondville, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and YOUNG and GONZALEZ, JJ.

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for escape from jail. Because the jury found that Arnulfo Acosta had been convicted of two prior felonies in California, his punishment was assessed at life imprisonment. We reverse.

In light of our disposition of this case, we need not engage in a lengthy recitation of the facts concerning the offense of escape. After the jury found the appellant guilty of this offense, the court held a...

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