CORTEZ v. STATE

No. PD-1349-12.

420 S.W.3d 803 (2013)

Damien Hernandez CORTEZ, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

September 18, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric S. Coats , Amarillo, TX, for Appellant.

John L. Owen , Assistant District Attorney, Amarillo, TX, Lisa C. McMinn , State's Attorney, Austin, TX, for the State.


OPINION

JOHNSON, J., delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court.

A jury convicted appellant of fraudulent possession of identifying information, found two enhancement paragraphs in the indictment to be true, and assessed appellant's punishment at 50 years' incarceration. Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal, but the record that was transmitted to the court of appeals did not contain a certification of the defendant's right of appeal. Because...

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