MERRITT v. STATE

Nos. 01-97-00673-CR, 01-97-00674-CR.

982 S.W.2d 634 (1998)

Printcis C. MERRITT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

December 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyle B. Johnson, Houston, for Appellant.

John B. Holmes, Carol M. Cameron, Houston, for Appellee.

Before Justices COHEN, HEDGES, and TAFT.


OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of aggravated sexual assault of two children in a joint trial. After appellant pled true to an enhancement paragraph alleging a prior conviction for attempted murder, the jury assessed punishment at 60 years in prison. We address (1) the trial court's denial of appellant's motion to suppress a letter he wrote, while in jail, to another inmate and (2) whether the...

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