PORTER v. STATE

No. 57553.

578 S.W.2d 742 (1979)

Henry Martinez PORTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

March 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Aultman, Jerry J. Loftin and John M. Anderson, Fort Worth, All court appointed, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Dist. Atty., Marvin Collins, Joe Shannon, Jr. and Ronald G. Knight, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of capital murder. The punishment was assessed at death.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in permitting, over objection, at the punishment phase of the trial, the introduction of letters, reports, and documents from a federal parole officer's file pertaining to appellant's supervision and progress while on federal parole. We agree and reverse the judgment.

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