Winegarner v. State

in which PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, and COCHRAN, JJ, joined.

The court of appeals held that the trial court erred in excluding certain impeachment evidence offered by appellant and that the error was not harmless. We reverse.

On June 10, 2003, the criminal district attorney of Dallas County filed an information in county criminal court charging appellant with misdemeanor assault under Texas Penal Code § 22.01(a)(1). On June 7, 2004, the State brought appellant to trial before a jury on his plea of not guilty.

At the guilt stage of the trial, the State’s principal witness was the complainant, Pamela…