STEPHENS v. STATE

No. 63722.

660 S.W.2d 85 (1983)

Kenneth Burke STEPHENS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

September 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Knouse, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Karen Chilton Beverly, Greg Davis and Gerry Holden-Meier, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty. and Alfred Walker, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery, V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 29.03, and assessed punishment at twenty years' confinement.

This case presents an example of error within the area of "have-you-heard" questions and reputation witnesses. Appellant advances two arguments. First, appellant contends that the trial court improperly permitted the State to cross-examine a defense witness during the punishment...

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