WARD v. STATE

No. 53678.

591 S.W.2d 810 (1978)

Louis WARD, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 28, 1979.

Motion to Withdraw Prior Opinion and Appeal Abated January 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob Tarrant, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Clyde F. DeWitt, III and Kenneth W. Sparks, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The jury assessed the appellant's punishment at twelve years' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The appellant contends, inter alia, that the trial judge erred by overruling the appellant's objections to three "have you heard" questions asked by the prosecutor during the guilt-innocence stage of the trial. We reverse.

The record reveals that on the evening...

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