Legal Opinion
Wead v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 10, 2004No. 0020-03PublishedCited by 518 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HolcombHolcomb, J.
The court of appeals held that the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion for mistrial. Wead v. State, 94 S.W.3d 131, 138 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 2002). We reverse.
The Relevant Facts
On July 7, 1999, appellant was charged by information with misdemeanor assault. See Tex. Pen.Code § 22.01(a)(1). The State later brought appellant to trial before a jury. During the State’s closing argument at the guilt/innocence phase of the trial, the following occurred:
THE STATE: ... Now, we all heard very credible testimony from an independent witness who sat right here on the stand and told…
3Cases cited9 opinions
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4Cited by518 opinions
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