Legal Opinion

Hill v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)

Decided October 10, 1991No. 11-90-123-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The jury found appellant guilty of possession of heroin with intent to deliver and assessed her punishment at confinement for 20 years and a $45,000 fine. We reverse and remand.

Appellant contends, in her first point of error, that the trial court erred in denying her motion for mistrial when a State’s witness testified regarding a hearsay statement that the court had previously specifically ruled was inadmissible. In her second point of error, appellant argues that the trial court erred in admitting, over her objection, hearsay statements of a confidential informant. We…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Schaffer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Coe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Koller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Kelley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Richards v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
  2. Schneider v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1997
  3. Morin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
  4. Lillard v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1999
  5. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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