Pierre v. State

OPINION

TIM TART, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Theophilus Pierre, guilty of sexual assault. The trial court sentenced appellant to 12 years in prison. We address: (1) whether the trial court erred by admitting, for impeachment purposes, evidence of appellant’s prior convictions for misdemeanor assault; and (2) whether reversal is required for lack of a sufficient record to perform a harm analysis. We reverse.

Facts

On November 10,1995, at approximately 3:00 a.m., L.J. was walking home from her boyfriend’s apartment. She saw her ex-boyfriend, appellant, who asked L.J. to accompany him to a…