Dick Wayne Blanchard v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 336th District Court of Fannin County

In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
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No. 06-07-00028-CR
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DICK WAYNE BLANCHARD, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 336th Judicial District Court
Fannin County, Texas
Trial Court No. 21957
Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Carter
MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury found Dick Wayne Blanchard guilty of indecency with a child, a second-degree felony, based on the allegations contained in the indictment and proven at trial. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. 21.11 (Vernon 2003). The applicable punishment range was enhanced to that of first-degree felony because Blanchard had been previously convicted of a felony offense. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. 12.42(b) (Vernon Supp. 2006). The jury assessed Blanchard's punishment at life imprisonment. In a separate case, Blanchard was also convicted of sexual assault, the punishment for which was also set at life imprisonment. Blanchard has appealed both convictions in separate appeals, but the issues raised in both cases are identical.

Since the briefs and arguments raised in each appeal are identical, for the reasons stated in Blanchard v. State, cause number 06-07-00027-CR, we likewise conclude Blanchard has presented this Court with no reversible error and affirm the trial court's judgment.

 

Jack Carter

Justice

 

Date Submitted: September 27, 2007

Date Decided: October 25, 2007

 

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