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EDWARDS v. STATE

No. 10-99-163-CR.

21 S.W.3d 625 (2000)

Nigel EDWARDS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Overruled July 19, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stan Schwieger, Law Office of Stan Schwieger, Waco, for appellant.

John W. Segrest, Criminal Dist. Atty., James Wiley, Asst. Criminal Dist. Atty., Waco, for appellee.

Before Chief Justice DAVIS, Justice VANCE, and Justice GRAY.

OPINION

VANCE, Justice.

A jury convicted Nigel Edwards of murder and assessed his punishment at ninety-nine years' confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—Institutional Division and a fine of $10,000. The trial court entered a deadly weapon finding in the judgment. Because the trier of fact— the jury—did not make this finding, we hold that the court erred when it did so. Therefore, we affirm the trial court's judgment...

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