WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 09-82-130 CR.

653 S.W.2d 517 (1983)

Preston WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

March 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Williford, Jr., Huntsville, for appellant.

Joe L. Price, Dist. Atty., Groveton, for appellee.


OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

Preston Williams, appellant, appeals from a jury trial in which he was adjudged guilty of the offense of rape of a child. The jury assessed punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for five (5) years. Ground of error one is:

"The trial court committed fundamental error in allowing the jury to consider extraneous offenses in its charge."

The prosecuting attorney did proffer evidence and testimony which tended...

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