Roberts v. State

I would reverse this case because “declaring the error harmless would encourage the State to repeat it with impunity.” Harris v. State, 790 S.W.2d 568, 587 (Tex.Crim.App.1989). In almost the first words he spoke in this case, the prosecutor violated the law by asking whether appellant had a reputation as a drug dealer. This occurred on the second page of the statements of facts. It was the prosecutor’s twelfth question to his first witness. The other questions asked the witness to state his name, age, employment, prior felony convictions, and whether he could identify appellant. Neither…