VELA v. STATE

No. 13-88-264-CR.

771 S.W.2d 659 (1989)

Jesus VELA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Connors, III, McAllen, Ricardo Gonzalez, Edinburg, for appellant.

Rene Guerra, Dist. Atty., Edinburg, for appellee.

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


OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Jesus Vela guilty of burglary of a habitation. The trial court assessed punishment at fifteen years' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. By six points of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, testimony concerning his refusal to give a statement, and admission in evidence of two penitentiary packets. We affirm the trial court's judgment.

Appellant, in his first...

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