Legal Opinion
Michael v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 3, 2007No. PD-1611-05PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWomack, J.
in which MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
Appellant, convicted of aggravated sexual assault and indecency with a child, 1 claims that the trial court reversibly erred by permitting the State to bolster the credibility of its essential witness although her character for truthfulness had not been attacked. The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the trial court and held that, historically, impeachment of a witness with prior inconsistent statements is always an attack on the character of the witness, thus allowing rehabilitative evidence of truthfulness…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. David Dominic NecoecheaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- O'BRYAN v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- United States v. Stephen G. Scholle, United States of America v. Michael S. NeedhamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Richard Santiago, A/K/A "Chuco"Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Ca 79-2963 Eloise Beard, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jeff Beard, Deceased v. Roy Martin MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
- Alberts v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2009
- State v. MadiganSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
- State v. MadiganSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
- Willie Hurst v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2013
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