Hassell v. State

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of assault. The punishment is confinement in county jail for one year and payment of a $1,000 fine.

The appellant argues that the trial court erred in permitting hearsay testimony to be admitted in evidence. While the ground of error is poorly constructed and fails to specifically refer to a page number of the record where the error occurred, we are, after an independent examination of the record in the interest of justice, constrained to agree that the trial court erred. Article 40.09, Sec. 13, V.A.C.C.P.

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