Hodges v. State

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

Appellant, Homer Lee Hodges, pled not guilty to the offense of murder in Wichita Falls, Texas. The jury found him guilty and assessed his punishment at 30 years in prison.

Hodges complains of five errors committed by the court and complains that there was no evidence to support the jury verdict of guilty.

We reverse and remand.

Hodges’ grounds of error assert that the court: (1) admitted evidence of a previous marriage, extramarital affair, and birth of an illegitimate child, which evidence extremely prejudiced his right to a fair trial; (2) failed to properly charge on…