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m a t c h t h e d a t e so ft h e c o n v ic t io n sp r o v e d b yt h e S t a t e a tt r ia l a n d re c it e d in t he j u ryc h a r g e a n d ( 2 ) t h e t r i a l c o u rte r r e d b yo v e r r u l i n g Ap p e l l a n t ’ sh e a r say obj e c ti o n s to t he pen pa ck et s of f er ed by t he St at e t o pr ovet he pr i or
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c o n v i c ti o n s . A fte r v o i r d i re , th e S ta te a b a n d o n e d a l l b u t tw o o f th e p ri o rconvi ct i on al l egat i ons and m oved the courtt o am end t he i ndi ct m entbecause t h e d a t e s o f t h e c o n v i c t i o n s a s a l l e g e d b y t h e i n d i c t me n t d i d n o t ma t c h t he dat esoft he con vi ct i ons as r ef l ec t ed i n t he St at e’ s evi den ce . Speci f i ca l l y, t he i nd i c t m e nta l l e ge d a M a r c h 9, 1989 c on vi c t i on f orf or ge ry a nd a Nov e m be r15, 1990 c on vi c t i on f orb ur gl a ry. Th e St a t e ’ se vi de nc e r e f l e c t e d a M a r c h 10, 1989
con vi ct i on f orf or gery a nd a n O ct obe r29, 1990 co nvi ct i on f orbur gl ary. The S t at e assert ed t hatA ppel l antw oul d not be har m ed by t he am endm entbecause th e S ta te h a d te n d e re d c o p i e s o f th e j u d g m e n ts o f c o n v i c ti o n to A p p e l l a n t’s
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a n d A p p e l l a n t o bj e c te d to th e a m e n d m e n t, th e tri a l c o u r t d e n i e d th e S ta te ’s
m o ti o n . Th e abst r act and appl i cat i on par agr aphs of t he j ur y char ge r eci t ed M ar ch 10, 1989 , an d O ct obe r29, 1990

— th e c o r r ec tda t es — ast he dat esoft he enh anc em entco nvi ct i ons . Appel l antobj ec t ed t o t he var i anc e b et w ee n t he i n d i c tm e n t a n d th e c h a rg e , b u t th e tri a l c o u rt o v e rru l e d h i so bj e c ti o n . A ppe l l antar gue s th a t t he var i anc e b et w ee n t he i ndi ct m entan d t he evi dence r ender s t he evi dence l egal l y i nsuf f i ci entt o suppo rt t he j ur y’ s ver di ct of“ t r ue”an d de p ri v e d hi m ofhi s due

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e n h a n c e m e n t c o n v i c ti o n s . P ri o r c o n v i c ti o n s u s e d a se n h a n c e m e n ts m u s t b e p l e a d e d i n s o m e fo rm , b u t th e yn e e d n o t b e p l e a d e d i n th e i n d i c tm e n t. Broo ks v. S tate , 957 S. W . 2d 30, 34 ( Tex. C r i m . A pp. 199 7) . The ac cus ed i s ent i t l ed t o a d es cr i pt i on oft he j udg m entoff or m erconvi ct i on t hatw i l l enabl e hi m t o f i nd t he r ecor d and m ake pr epa r at i on f or a t r i al of t he que st i on of w het her he i s t he con vi ctna m ed i n t he j u d g m e n t. V

i l lesc a s v. S tate , 189 S. W . 3d 290, 293 ( Te x. Cr i m . App . 2006 ) ( quot i ng Ho l

l i n s v. S tate , 5 7 1 S .W .2 d 8 7 3 , 8 7 5 (T e x . C ri m . A p p . 1 9 7 8 )). I ti s notne ce ss ary t o a l l egepr i orco nvi ct i onsf ort he pur p o s e of enh anc em entw i t h t he sa m e p art i cul ar i t y t hatm us tbeus ed i n c har gi ng on t he p ri m a ryo ffe n s e . F

redav. S tate , 7 0 4S .W .2 d 4 1 , 4 2 (T e x . C ri m . A p p . 1 9 8 6 ).4

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n u m b e r s , c o u rt s , a n d d a t e so fc o n v ic t io n h a v e a ll b e e n h e ld t o b e im m a t e r ia l. See i d. a t 4 2

– 4 3 (c o l l e c ti n g c a s e s ); T h o mp s o n v. S ta te, 563 S . W . 2d 247, 251 (T e x . C ri m . A pp. 1978 ) ( hol di ng t w o- dayva r i anc e b et w ee n da t e o fpr i or
c o n v i c ti o n a sa l l e g e d i n i n d i c tm e n t a n d a sp ro v e d b ye v i d e n c e w a si m m a te ri a l ). M or eover , nei t hert he i ndi ct m entnort he char ge m ust al l ege orr eci t e t he dat es ofco nvi ct i on a s l ong a s t he al l ega t i onsar e s pec i f i c e nough t o a ppr i set he def endan toft he conv i ct i on bei ng used agai nst hi m and as l ong as t he pr oof at t he t r i al show s t he necessary successi on of of f enses and f i n a l convi ct i ons. Herna n dez v. S tate , 5 3 0 S .W .2 d 5 6 3 , 5 6 8 (T e x . C ri m . A p p . 1 9 7 5 ). I n t hi s ca se , be ca us e t he St at e w asnotr equ i r ed t o a l l eget he dat es oft he pr i or , puni shm ent - enhan ci ng convi ct i ons i n t he i ndi ct m ent , t he er r oneo us dat es al l eged i n t he i ndi ct m entar e i m m at er i al . M or eover , A ppel l ant had act ual pr et r i al not i ceoft he con vi ct i onst he St at e i nt end ed t o us e, i ncl udi ng t he t r ue dat esof t he con vi ct i ons . The al l ega t i ons i n t he i ndi ct m ent , co m bi ned w i t h c opi esoft he ju d g m e n t sin t e n d e d t o b e u s e d t o p r o v e u p t h e c o n v ic t io n s , w e r e s p e c if ic
e n o u g h to a p p ri s e A p p e l l a n t o f t h e c o n v i c ti o n sb e i n g u s e d a g a i n s t h i m . W e th e refo re o v e rr u l e the d u e p roc e ss p a rto f his fi rst po i n t. W i th re g a rd to th e l e g a l s u fficie n c yo f th e e v i d e n c e to s u p p o rt th e j u ry ’s f i ndi ng on t he pr i orco nvi ct i ons , t he dat esr ec i t ed i n t he j ury c har ge w er e t he5

sam e dat es r ef l ect ed i n t he S t at e’ s evi dence. Thu s, vi ew ed i n t he l i ght m ost f a v o r a b l e t o t h e p r o s e c u t i o n , t h e e v i d e n c e i s l e g a l l y s u f f i c i e n t t o s u p p o rtt he j u ry’s fi n d i n g tha t A p p e l l a n t h a d p r e v i o u sly b e e n fi n a l l yco n v i c ted o f t w o f el oni es and t hatt he second previ ous f el ony convi ct i on w as f oran of f ense t hat
o c c u rre d s u b s e q u e n t to th e fi rs t p re v i o u sc o n v i c ti o n h a v i n g b e c o m e fi n a l . S ee Cl a y to n v. S tate , 235 S . W . 3d 772, 778 ( Tex. Cr i m . A pp. 2007 ) ( se t t i ng ou t l e g a l s u fficie n c ys ta n d a rd o f re v i e w ); T EX . P EN AL C ODE A NN . § 1 2 .4 2( a ) ( 2) (V e r no n Sup p. 2007) ( s e t t i ng ou t pr oo f r e qu i r e m e nt s f or e nh a nc e m e n t of a sta te-j a i l fel o n y ). W e th e refo re o v e rr u l e the rem a i n d e r of A p p e l l a n t’ s fi rst po i n t. A d m i ss i b i l ity o f P e n P a c k e ts I n hi s se con d poi nt , A ppe l l ant a rgue s t hatt he t r i alco urter r ed by
o v e rr u li n g h i s h e a rsa yo bj e c ti o n to th e p e n p a c k e ts o ffered b ythe S tate to pr ovehi s pr i orco nvi ct i ons bec aus e t heyco nt ai ned “ no r ai se d s ea l , no d i f f er ent
c o l o re d s e a l . . . a n d n o o ri g i n a l s i g n a tu re . . . . ” W e re v i e w a tri a l c o u rt’s
e v i d e n ti a ry ru l i n g s fo r a n a b u s e o f d i s c re ti o n . Sa u c e dav. S tate , 129 S. W . 3d 1 1 6 , 1 2 0 (T e x . C ri m . A p p . 2 0 0 4 ). S ta te ’se x h i b i t 2 i sth e p e n p a c k e t re fl e c ti n g A p p e l l a n t’s1 9 8 9 fo rg e ry
con vi ct i on. Exhi bi t 3 i s t he pen pa ck etr ef l ec t i ng hi s 199 0 bur gl ary c onvi ct i on. Exhi bi t s 4 and 5 ar e p en pa c k e t s r ef l ec t i ng ot herco nvi ct i onsf orf or gery a nd posse ssi on of a cont r ol l ed subst ance. The f i r stpage ofeach exhi bi ti s w hat6

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— i l l egi bl e on t he copi es i n t he r epo rt er ’ s re c or d— and w hatap pea r s t o bea r ubbe r - st am ped , p h o to c o p i e d , o r c o m p u te r-p ri n te d fa c s i m i l e o f L e F l o re ’ss i g n a tu re ; th e s i g n a tu re i s i denti cal on al l f ourexhi bi t s. Rul e o fev i den c e 8 0 3 ( 8) cr ea t esa an exc ept i on t o t he hea r sa y r ul e f or p u b l i c re c o rd sa n d re p o rts . T EX . R. E VID . 803( 8) . L i k e w i s e , r ul e 803( 22)
c re a te s a n e x c e p ti o n f o r j u d g m e n ts o f p re v i o u sc o n v i c ti o n s . T EX . R. E VID . 80 3( 22 ) . Th us, t o t he ext entt hatA ppel l ant ’ s com pl ai ntatt r i al and on ap peal i s t hat t he pen packet s ar e hear say, w e hol d t hat t he t r i al courtdi d not abuse i t s di sc r et i on byove r r ul i ng hi s hea r sa y obj ec t i on. T o t h e e x t e n tt h a tA p p e lla n ta r g u e s t h a t t h e p e n p a c k e t sa r e n o tp r o p e r ly aut henti cat ed und err ul e 90 1 and t hus i nadm i ssi bl e because t hey l ack a r ai sed
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M o reo v e r, th e c o u rt o f c ri m i n a l a p p e a l s l o n g ag o rej e c ted the arg u m e n t t h a t a f ac si m i l e s i gna t ur e s t am p on a pen pa ck etr end er s t he att es t at i on de f ec t i ve and th e p a c k e t i n a d m i s s i b l e . Broo ks v. S tate , 5 9 9 S . W . 2 d 3 1 2 , 3 2 3 ( T e x . C r i m. A p p . 1 9 7 9 ), cert. denied, 4 5 3 U .S . 9 1 3 (1 9 8 1 ). W e t h e r e f o r e o v e r r u le A p p e l l a n t’ s s e c o n d p o i n t. C onc l us i on H a v i n g o v e rru l e d b o th o f A p p e l l a n t’sp o i n ts , w e a ffir m th e tri a l c o u rt’s j u d g m e n t. P E R CU R I AM PA N EL F: G A RD N ER, J. ; CA YC E, C. J. ; an d M C C O Y, J. DO NO T P UBLI SH T EX . R. A PP . P. 47. 2( b) DEL I VERE D: Apr i l 17, 2008