Carlton Priester v. State

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS CARLTON PRIESTER, § No. 08-13-00278-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 243rd District Court THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of El Paso County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 20130D02625) § OPINION Appellant Carlton Priester was found guilty of the murder of Gerald Banks and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Appellant raises three issues on appeal. He contends: (1) the trial court erred in refusing his attorney’s oral request for a continuance made on the morning of trial; (2) the trial court erred in allowing the State to read a witness’s grand jury…