Legal Opinion

Bryant v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 20, 1989No. A14-88-1077-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JUNELL, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of possession of firearm by a felon. Punishment was assessed by the jury, enhanced by two pri- or felony convictions, at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for thirty-five years. Appellant brings three points of trial court error: (1) improper admission of evidence of an extraneous offense; (2) improper denial of a special jury instruction; and, (3) improper cross-exami*49nation on an unrelated and prejudicial writing. We affirm.

Houston police officers arrested appellant one morning after observing him usher a female dressed only…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McGary v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Bobo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. Leverett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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