Legal Opinion

Preston v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 6, 1992No. 2-91-111-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HILL, Justice.

Kenneth A. Preston appeals his conviction by a jury for the offense of murder. The jury assessed his punishment at thirty-five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. We on our own motion withdrew a previous opinion and hereby substitute this opinion for that previous opinion.

Preston contends in four points of error that the trial court erred by: (1) prohibiting him from introducing relevant facts and circumstances showing the previous relationship existing between him and the deceased; (2) prohibiting his voir dire examination of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cobarrubio v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Hartfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Preston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993

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