STOCKTON v. STATE

No. 45488.

487 S.W.2d 69 (1972)

Maurice J. STOCKTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Shaffer, Kenneth L. Yarbrough, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is robbery by firearms; the punishment, ninety-nine (99) years.

Appellant's first ground of error is that "The trial court erred in overruling appellant's motion for mistrial as to questions propounded to appellant's character witness by the District Attorney." Specifically, he claims the prosecutor asked the appellant's character witness improper "have you heard" questions concerning his participation in various...

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