COLEMAN v. STATE

No. 42719.

451 S.W.2d 911 (1970)

Elijah COLEMAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 1, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dalton Gandy, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Frank Coffey, Dist. Atty., Truman Power, Rufus Adcock and William W. Chambers, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The offense is burglary enhanced under Article 63, Vernon's Ann.P.C.; the punishment, life.

It is contended that the trial court erred in overruling the motion for a mistrial because of the admission of the arresting officer's opinion as to the appellant's guilt.

The record reflects that the appellant called Officer Austin Jordan, the arresting officer, as a witness. During...

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