Wells v. State

McCLUNG, Justice.

Appellant was charged with aggravated robbery and tried before a jury. After appellant was convicted, the jury assessed a sixty-year sentence and $10,000 fine. He appeals, in part, on the basis that evidence of an extraneous offense was improperly admitted. We hold that the trial court erred in allowing this evidence to be admitted. Consequently, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for a new trial.

Although appellant does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence, determination of the admissibility of extraneous offense evidence requires careful analysis of…