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WRIGHT v. STATE

No. 05-95-01637-CR.

936 S.W.2d 704 (1996)

Edward Allen WRIGHT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

December 4, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Tatum, Dallas, for appellant.

Wendy Koster, Assistant District Attorney, Dallas, for appellee.

Before LAGARDE, KINKEADE, and MALONEY, JJ.

OPINION

MALONEY, Justice.

The trial court convicted Edward Allen Wright of possession of heroin and assessed a six year sentence and a $500 fine. In two points of error, appellant complains that the trial court erred in (1) overruling appellant's motion to be tried and sentenced for a state jail felony, and (2) assessing an illegal and void sentence. We reverse the trial court's judgment and remand.

BACKGROUND

The grand jury indicted appellant...

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