OPINION
KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.
In this case, we must determine if the trial court erred in ordering the defendant removed from the courtroom and taken back to the jail, causing him to miss the entire punishment phase of his jury trial. We find reversible error, affirm the conviction, and reverse and remand for a new punishment hearing.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Appellant Bryan Kessel was charged by indictment with burglary...
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