PENA v. STATE

No. 05-83-00471-CR.

669 S.W.2d 156 (1984)

Jesus Zuniga PENA, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

March 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross Teter, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Molly Meredith, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before AKIN, SPARLING and SHUMPERT, JJ.


AKIN, Justice.

This appeal is from a conviction of murder for which the appellant was assessed a life sentence. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in (1) failing to make a finding of fact as to whether a prior conviction, utilized to impeach the appellant, was final; (2) failing to instruct the jury not to consider the prior conviction for impeachment purposes unless they found it to be final; and (3) failing...

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