Crawford v. State

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at imprisonment for 75 years.

In her fourth ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a mistrial when the prosecutor elicited hearsay testimony concerning an extraneous offense. Appellant maintains that this testimony was so inflammatory and prejudicial that the trial court’s instruction to disregard was insufficient to cure the error. We agree with appellant’s contention and reverse.

The indictment alleged that appellant intentionally or knowingly killed…