WINTERS v. STATE

No. 01-91-01421-CR.

870 S.W.2d 632 (1994)

Lacoure Patrick WINTERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

January 6, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Morrow, Houston, for appellant.

John B Holmes, Jr., Carol M. Cameron, David Kiatta, Houston, for appellee.

Before OLIVER-PARROTT, C.J., and WILSON and O'CONNOR, JJ.


OPINION

O'CONNOR, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the State can prevent a defendant from making an opening statement by waiving its own opening statement. We hold it can and affirm.

Summary of the case

The jury convicted the appellant of burglary of a building with intent to commit theft. The appellant plead true to two enhancement paragraphs, the trial court found the enhancement...

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