Herman Kenneth Rabb v. State Texas

The appellant was convicted, after a plea of guilty, of unauthorized use of a vehicle and two cases of burglary of a habitation. Punishment was assessed at ten years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections in each case. The Fifth Court of Appeals affirmed in an unpublished opinion. Rabb v. State, Nos. 05-85-00253-CR, 05-85-00254-CR & 05-85-00255-CR (Tex. App. -- Dallas, Dec. 3, 1985). We granted the appellants petition for discretionary review to determine whether the Dallas County Magistrates Act is unconstitutional because (1) it is a special or local law, or (2) it violates the separation of powers doctrine. We will affirm.