Legal Opinion

Salazar v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 30, 1968No. 41556PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*958OPINION

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for rape; the punishment, fifty years.

Appellant’s sole ground of error is that the court erred in failing to grant his motion for a mistrial after he was asked by state’s counsel in the jury’s presence if he had been convicted of a certain felony offense — which at the time was not a final conviction, being then on appeal to this court.

While testifying on cross-examination, appellant was asked the question and the following transpired:

“Q Mr. Salazar, isn’t it a fact that you have been convicted of the offense of Ex-convict in possession of firearms?
“Mr.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ringer Ringer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  2. Salazar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Cohron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Jennings v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
  5. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Fentis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Waller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Bucklin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1982
  4. Fentis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Salazar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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