GOWAN v. STATE

No. 09-99-190 CR.

18 S.W.3d 305 (2000)

Michael GOWAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided May 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Bennett, State Counsel for Offenders, Huntsville, for appellant.

Alfred Eugene Hernandez, Special Prison Prosecution Unit, Huntsville, for State.

Before WALKER, C.J., BURGESS, and STOVER, JJ.


OPINION

DON BURGESS, Justice.

A jury convicted Michael Gowan of attempted escape. The trial court assessed a sentence of eleven years' confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Gowan appeals, raising two points of error.

In his first point, Gowan contends the punishment range for his conviction was improperly raised to that of a second-degree felony. Gowan argues the evidence presented only permits punishment...

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