Hayden v. State

66 S.W.3d 269 (2001)

Bobby Ray HAYDEN, Jr., Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. 610-00.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 14, 2001.

Henry Whitley, Big Sandy, for appellant.

Tim Cone, Dist. Atty., Gilmer, for State

OPINION

KELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

We are called upon to decide whether the notice requirement found in Texas Rule of Evidence 404(b) is satisfied when the State gives to the defense copies of witness statements that describe the extraneous offenses later admitted into evidence at trial. We…