BURTON v. STATE

No. 01-88-00097-CR.

762 S.W.2d 724 (1988)

Johnny Lee BURTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherra Miller, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty., Houston, Winston Cochran, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before JACK SMITH, DUGGAN and DUNN, JJ.


OPINION

JACK SMITH, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the attempted murder of his wife. The jury assessed punishment at 18 years confinement and a $5,000 fine. Appellant does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence.

In his first point of error, appellant asserts that the court erred in admitting evidence of his prior violent behavior, arguing that this constituted improper testimony of extraneous offenses that were inadmissible and...

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