Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 21, 1991No. 13-91-018-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GILBERTO HINOJOSA, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated sexual assault, and the trial court assessed punishment at sixty years in prison. We affirm.

In his first point of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in disallowing testimony of his good character at the guilt-innocence phase of trial. The record shows that while appellant’s sister was testifying on his behalf, appellant’s counsel asked her if appellant had ever lived with anyone other than the victim’s mother. The State objected to this question on relevancy grounds. Counsel explained that he was trying…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Thomas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
  3. Baugh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. Hamman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  5. Skelton v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1983

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Valdez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  2. Valdez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  3. Vernon Jackson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1995

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