Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided August 6, 1987No. 14-87-085-CRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANNON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary of a habitation, enhanced by one prior felony, for which the jury assessed punishment at twenty-seven years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. In two points of error appellant complains about admission of hearsay testimony over his objection and about oral communications between the court and the jurors. We find no reversible error and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the court below.

In point of error one, appellant complains that the trial court communicated orally with a juror after deliberations…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Archie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Kubin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
  2. Beauchamp v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1994
  3. Castillo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  4. Charles Earl Martin v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2023
  5. Craig Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002

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