MENDOZA v. STATE

No. 13-94-133-CR.

923 S.W.2d 760 (1996)

Martin MENDOZA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled June 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Warner, Brownsville, for appellant.

Luis V. Saenz, District and County Attorney, Brownsville, Gustavo Ch. Garza, District/County Attorney, Raymondville, for appellee.

Before SEERDEN, C.J., and YAÑEZ and CHAVEZ, JJ.


OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of robbery, and the trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, at seventy-five years in prison. We reverse and remand.

The evidence established that appellant and companions entered a convenience store known as Coastal Mart, on two occasions, a few hours apart, in the early morning hours of June 1, 1993, taking four twelve packs of beer, two packs of cigarettes...

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