SWEETEN v. STATE

No. 13-84-052-CR.

686 S.W.2d 680 (1985)

Emitt Elmer SWEETEN, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

February 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence Gaiser, Houston, for appellant.

Calvin Hartmann, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and SEERDEN and BENAVIDES, JJ.


OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated assault, enhanced by two prior felony convictions. Appellant was initially indicted for both kidnapping and aggravated assault. Trial was to a jury, which found appellant guilty of the offense of aggravated assault. Although appellant had initially elected to have the jury assess punishment, following the jury's finding of guilty, appellant sought to waive assessment of punishment...

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