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FORD v. STATE

No. PD-0440-10.

334 S.W.3d 230 (2011)

Joseph Clyde FORD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 2, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Ferguson , Waco, for appellant.

John R. Messinger , Asst. Crim., D.A., Waco, Lisa C. McMinn , State's Attorney, Austin, for State.

OPINION

KEASLER, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

The court of appeals held that Joseph Clyde Ford's prior conviction for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements increased the offense level of Ford's current offense for the same crime.1 We disagree. Because Article 62.102(c) states that "punishment for the offense . . . is increased to the punishment for the next highest degree of...

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