Legal Opinion

Van Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 18, 1989No. 01-88-00877-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery and assessed punishment at 15 years confinement.

Appellant raises four points of error, each contending that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting testimony showing that appellant had been incarcerated immediately prior to the commission of the alleged offense.

We affirm.

Prior to trial, appellant filed a motion in limine regarding the admissibility of any testimony or evidence that would inform the jury that appellant had been in the county jail immediately prior to the time the offense was committed;…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Albrecht v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991
  2. Dabney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991
  3. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991
  4. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991

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