SMITH v. STATE

No. 55818.

574 S.W.2d 555 (1978)

Charles Edward SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

December 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald W. Rogers, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Alvin M. Titus and William E. Taylor, III, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, TOM G. DAVIS and VOLLERS, JJ.


OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for burglary of a vehicle. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 30.04. Punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions, was assessed at life.

In separate grounds of error, appellant contends that the court erred in admitting two hearsay statements into evidence. Since we find these grounds of error dispositive of the case, we develop the facts only insofar as they are necessary to a discussion of...

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