Griggs v. State

in which KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

The court of appeals held that the trial court had erred in denying appellant’s motion for mistrial. We reverse.

The relevant facts, as reflected in the case record, are as follows. On June 13, 2002, a Navarro County grand jury returned an indictment charging appellant with the aggravated sexual assault of an elderly woman. See Tex. Pen.Code § 22.021(a)(1)(A)®. On August 7, 2003, appellant filed a pretrial motion in limine asking the trial court not to admit any evidence of extraneous offenses unless the State first…