Baker v. State

OPINION

SEARS, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of driving while intoxicated, and his punishment was assessed at 180 days in the Harris County Jail, probated for two years, plus a $250.00 fine. Appellant brings two points of error, claiming that the trial court erred in excluding non-testimonial evidence. We affirm.

Defense counsel called his client to the stand “for purposes of demonstration only of his voice.” Appellant took the stand and was asked by his counsel, to open up the newspaper “one or two pages” and read a paragraph to the Court. Appellant did. His counsel then asked him to “step…