Williamson v. State

OPINION

JOSEPH B. MORRIS, Justice.

In this appeal we determine whether a defendant, whose case has been previously reversed and remanded solely for a new punishment hearing, may introduce evidence at the new hearing to support his contention that he was not the person who committed the crime. Darryl Jerome Williamson successfully obtained post-conviction habeas corpus relief because his counsel rendered ineffective assistance at the punishment stage of his burglary trial. On remand from the habeas corpus proceeding, the trial court held a new punishment hearing. Appellant now challenges the…