Legal Opinion
Courtney v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 26, 1987No. 09 85 173 CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIES, Chief Justice.
A jury found Appellant guilty of burglary of a habitation, and the judge assessed punishment at twenty years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant has perfected appeal to this Court.
Point of error number one:
“The trial court committed reversible error by denying Appellant’s specially requested cautionary instruction number one, namely, ‘You have heard testimony that the complainant, Marilyn Ashlock, is a narcotics addict or Methamphetamine abuser. You are instructed that you should examine her testimony with greater caution than that of an ordinary…
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