Sparkman v. State

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of aggravated rape. Sentence was assessed at fifty years. Appellant’s counsel filed a brief raising one ground of error.

The contention is that the trial court erred by allowing testimony at the punishment stage of the trial concerning appellant’s reputation for being peaceful and law-abiding. In 1969 appellant was convicted of robbery. However, that conviction was set aside in federal court on the grounds that appellant had been incompetently represented by counsel. The State then dismissed the indictment.

Appellant was convicted in…