LAIRD v. STATE

No. 2-82-134-CR.

650 S.W.2d 198 (1983)

Don Melton LAIRD, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

April 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Quillin & Thompson and Larry M. Thompson, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Dist. Atty. and Don Hase, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for State.

Before FENDER, C.J., and BURDOCK and SPURLOCK, JJ.


OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

Don Melton Laird, Jr., appellant, was charged with aggravated rape. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, sec. 21.03. Laird pled not guilty. The jury found Laird guilty and assessed his punishment at 20 years in prison. He raises four grounds of error. They are:

1. The trial court committed error in permitting the State to improperly bolster a witness whose testimony was unimpeached;

2. The court erred in not sustaining Laird's...

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