WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. 58155.

590 S.W.2d 493 (1979)

Wilbert L. WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

December 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Ann Beaty, Austin, for appellant.

Ronald D. Earle, Dist Atty., and Bill White, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ROBERTS, PHILLIPS and DALLY, JJ.


OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary of a habitation. A jury assessed punishment at imprisonment for 30 years.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in permitting the prosecutor at the punishment phase of the trial to ask a witness whether she had heard of specific acts of misconduct on the part of appellant. Appellant maintains that the testimony of this witness had nothing to do with appellant's reputation...

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