Clifford Johnny Rodgers v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-98-00278-CR

Clifford Johnny Rodgers, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 48,205, HONORABLE WILLIAM S. BLACK, JUDGE PRESIDING

A jury found appellant Clifford Johnny Rodgers guilty of causing injury to a child. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.04 (West 1994). (1) The judge assessed punishment at thirty-four years in prison and a $10,000 fine. By three points of error, appellant contends that: (1) the trial court erred in allowing the State to elicit hearsay testimony; (2) the…