Legal Opinion · Dissent

Green v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 4, 1987No. 089-86Published

1DissentMcCORMICK, Judge

Because I cannot agree with the majority’s conclusion that appellant preserved his error for review, I must dissent. It is apparently well-settled that:

“... a bill of exception must be complete within itself and must stand or fall by its own allegations, and it must plainly set out any error sought to be preserved for review. Garza v. State, 622 S.W.2d 85 (Tex.Cr.App.1981). A bill of exception relating to the exclusion of evidence must set forth the evidence offered, the objections made thereto, the ruling of the court and such facts as may be necessary to disclose its relevancy, materiality…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  3. Aguirre v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1984
  4. Graves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  5. Hoffman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965

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