Langston v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is sodomy; the punishment, three (3) years.
Appellant pled guilty and his punishment was assessed by a jury.
His first contention that Article 524, Vernon’s Ann.P.C. is unconstitutional is overruled. Pruett v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 461 S.W.2d 522.
His second ground of error is that while reading appellant’s confession to the jury, the prosecutor read these words: “This is the only time I have done that except when I was sixteen — .” By reading these words, the appellant contends that the prosecutor violated the ruling of the court and got before the jury the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Darden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Baker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Bearden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Earwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
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