Legal Opinion

Powell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 28, 2001No. 1244-00Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

63 S.W.3d 435 (2001)

Milton POWELL, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. 1244-00.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 28, 2001.

John H. Seale, Jasper, for appellant.

Jeffrey L. Van Horn, First Assist. St. Att., Austin, Sue Korioth, Special Prosecutor, Dallas, for State.

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J., joined by Keller, P.J., Womack, Keasler, Holcomb, and Cochran J.J.,

A jury convicted appellant of indecency with a child and sentenced him to fifteen years confinement. The Court of Appeals reversed appellant's conviction after deciding that the trial court abused its discretion to admit extraneous offense evidence. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

During its…

3Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  2. Rankin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  3. Bigby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Borjan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. United States v. Anthony Bari, Tyrone Faines, Robert Benfield, Arthur Harriatt, and Craig DanielCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984

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