Legal Opinion

Michael Anthony Tristan v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided October 25, 2012No. 01-11-00555-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

A jury found Michael Tristan guilty of the misdemeanor offense of indecent exposure. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 21.08 (West 2011). The trial court assessed Tristan’s punishment at seventy-five days’ confinement in the county jail. On appeal,Tristan contends that the trial court erred in (1) excluding impeachment testimony revealing the complainant’s bias and (2) admitting evidence of a prior conviction for failing to register as a sex offender. We conclude that Tristan failed to preserve for appeal his complaint about the impeachment testimony, and the trial court…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Wyatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  4. Osbourn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. Hammer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Correll v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2013
  2. Ronie Wayne Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  3. Martin Vasquez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
  4. Brian Hart v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2015
  5. Enriquez, Fernando v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014

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