MYERS v. STATE

No. 05-85-01151-CR.

720 S.W.2d 181 (1986)

Johnny Earl MYERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Discretionary Review Refused March 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry B. Mitchell, Dallas, for appellant.

Mary Jo Kain, Dallas, for appellee.

Before VANCE, WHITHAM and SCALES, JJ.


SCALES, Justice.

A jury found Johnny Earl Myers guilty of burglary of a vehicle. The trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at twenty-five years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. In his only point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in assessing punishment in excess of that provided by law. We agree. Consequently, we reverse and remand the cause to...

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