TOMAS v. STATE

No. 01-85-0623-CR.

707 S.W.2d 221 (1986)

William TOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Discretionary Review Refused May 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Vance, Vance, Bruchez & Goss, Bryan, for appellant.

Bill R. Turner, Brazos County Dist. Atty., Todd Jermstad, Asst. Brazos County Dist. Atty., Bryan, for appellee.

Before EVANS, C.J., and WARREN and SAM BASS, JJ.


OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

Appellant pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary of a habitation, and the jury assessed punishment at 35 years confinement.

In two grounds of error, appellant contends (1) that his plea of guilty is invalid because the court failed to admonish him about the effect of such a plea on a non-citizen of the United States, and (2) that the State was improperly allowed to impeach him based on certain prior Canadian convictions...

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