ROBERTSON v. STATE

No. 43372.

463 S.W.2d 18 (1971)

Bernard ROBERTSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas (On Appeal Only), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John B. Tolle, Harry J. Schulz, Jr., W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., and Edgar A. Mason, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment, twenty (20) years.

Appellant's first ground of error is that the court erred in permitting the injured party to unnecessarily bolster his testimony. He was asked if he saw the appellant in the courtroom and he replied that he did. He was then asked to leave the witness chair and stand in front of the appellant. At this juncture, the counsel objected stating, "He has pointed out the...

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