Legal Opinion

Grant v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided February 15, 2008No. 03-06-00765-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIANE HENSON, Justice.

A jury found appellant Johnny Alison Grant guilty of aggravated assault by causing serious bodily injury. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.02(a)(1) (West Supp.2007). After finding that Grant had a previous felony conviction, the trial court assessed a prison term of five years. See id. § 12.42(b) (West Supp.2007). In two points of error, Grant contends that the trial court erred in (1) admitting evidence of a remote felony conviction for the purpose of impeaching his testimony and (2) imposing a harsher sentence after having already pronounced a valid sentence of…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  2. Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  3. Motilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Ethington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Bozza v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2011
  2. Charles Jacquard Turner v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  3. Donna Gayle Holcomb v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  4. Anthony Rodriguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2013
  5. Camilo Henriquez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010

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