Prieto v. State

OPINION

MACKEY K. HANCOCK, Justice.

Appellant, Enrique Prieto, pleaded guilty to allegations of aggravated robbery 1 and elected to have a jury assess punishment. A Lubbock County jury assessed a life sentence and a $10,000.00 fine as punishment for his offense. Appellant now contends that errors alleged to have occurred in the punishment phase of trial call for reversal. Specifically, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting hearsay testimony from two witnesses and that the cumulative effect of their hearsay testimony was harmful error. We will affirm.

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