Legal Opinion

Burks v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 30, 1968No. 41545PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is forgery with prior felony convictions alleged for enhancement under Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.; the punishment, life.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that the prosecutor asked certain questions concerning appellant’s prior criminal records from an expert witness. There is a complete absence of any showing that the questions were propounded in bad faith. This is especially true since three prior felony convictions of the same nature were alleged in the indictment. Moreover, appellant’s objections to such questions were not timely made thus…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Baker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  2. Bearden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  3. Earwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  4. Van Skike v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  5. Earwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Stiggers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. Hunter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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