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WATSON v. STATE

No. 58062.

605 S.W.2d 877 (1980)

John Michael WATSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 1.

On Rehearing October 15, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Montgomery, Houston, court appointed on appeal, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty. and Alvin M. Titus and R. P. Cornelius, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ONION, P. J., and ROBERTS and CLINTON, JJ.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

I.

After finding the appellant guilty of aggravated robbery, the jury heard evidence on the issue of punishment.1 The evidence included the testimony of two witnesses that the appellant's reputation in the community for being peaceable and law-abiding was bad. The appellant argues that the trial court should have sustained his objections to the testimony of these witnesses. We agree.

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