COTLAR v. STATE

No. 53802.

558 S.W.2d 16 (1977)

Nathan COTLAR, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Licata and Marvin O. Teague, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Robert A. Shults and Jim Leitner, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for resisting arrest. After the jury returned a verdict of guilty, the court assessed punishment at a fine of $250.00.

Appellant contends that the court erred "in refusing to allow appellant to develop the statutory defense of excessive force on the part of the arresting officer by ruling inadmissible any evidence of appellant's treatment at the hospital immediately following his arrest...

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