LEGE v. STATE

No. 46877.

501 S.W.2d 880 (1973)

Edwin Joseph LEGE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Tessmer and Ronald L. Goranson (On appeal only), Pat W. Davis, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and John E. Rapier, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

This appeal is taken from a murder with malice conviction wherein the jury assessed the punishment at 30 years.

Appellant, in his first ground of error, complains of the introduction, at the punishment stage of the trial, over objection, of a portion of a prison packet from the State of Louisiana to show appellant's prior criminal record. The prison packet reflected that appellant and two other defendants, on a plea of...

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