Legal Opinion · Dissent

Dixon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 15, 1999No. 021-98, 022-98Published

1Dissent

WOMACK, J.,

filed a dissenting opinion, in which McCORMICK, P.J., and KELLER, J., joined.

We granted the appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine: (1) *268whether the Court of Appeals reversibly erred in holding that error raised on appeal was waived by trial counsel and (2) whether the Court of Appeals reversibly erred in holding that a defense witness could be properly impeached by evidence of a pending felony. Because I disagree with the majority that the appellant preserved error on his Texas Rule of Criminal Evidence 6121 complaint, I dissent.

On the appellant’s ground of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Broxton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Mann v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Dixon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997

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