Legal Opinion

Simpson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 1, 1973No. 46147PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of heroin; the punishment, thirty (30) years.

In view of our disposition of this cause a recitation of the facts is unnecessary.

Appellant’s second and third grounds of error relate to the punishment hearing. While cross-examining appellant’s reputation witness, the State’s attorney propounded the following question, to which appellant’s objection was overruled:

“Q. Did you knozv or have you heard that Tinnie Simpson on three separate occasions sold heroin? [Emphasis Supplied]
“A. No, sir.”

Later, Dallas Police Officer Herman Manley testified that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Stearn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Stein v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Webber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. McNaulty v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Melton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Monkhouse v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1993
  3. Soto v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. De Grate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Osborne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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