Legal Opinion
Eric Mares v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided April 29, 2011No. 08-09-00258-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
ERIC MARES,
Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee.
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No. 08-09-00258-CR
Appeal from the
346th District Court
of El Paso County, Texas
(TC# 20080D05828)
O P I N I O N
Appellant, Eric Mares, was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. In three issues on appeal, Appellant contends that the trial court erred by enhancing his punishment range, by admitting prior misconduct during the punishment phase, and by admitting character and habit evidence during the guilt-innocence phase. For the…
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- Layton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
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