Philpot v. State

OPINION

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Charles Edwin Philpot, Jr. of possession of amphetamine and as sessed punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions, at sixty-five years’ confinement. The dispositive issue is whether the trial court committed reversible error by admitting certain records from appellant’s parole file. We conclude the trial court did commit reversible error; thus, we sustain the point of error. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On January 30, 1991, officers from the Irving Police Department and…