Legal Opinion
Johnston v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 15, 2004No. 1650-03PublishedCited by 192 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
joined by KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, and HOLCOMB, JJ.
Appellant was charged with intentionally or knowingly causing injury to a child, three-year-old Christopher, by burning his hand with a lit cigarette. The trial court admitted, over appellant’s objection, twelve pictures of four-year-old Autumn, Christopher’s sister, which showed that she had soft tissue bruises. In this case, we must determine whether those pictures of an extraneous offense were admissible under Texas Rule of Evidence 404(b).1 The court of appeals concluded that the pictures of Autumn’s bruises, as…
3Cases cited16 opinions
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Solomon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
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4Cited by192 opinions
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