RUTLEDGE v. STATE

No. 782-85.

749 S.W.2d 50 (1988)

David Lynn RUTLEDGE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence B. Mitchell (on appeal only), Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Former Dist. Atty. & William Randell Johnson & Dennis E. Guffey, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the Court en banc.


OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

WHITE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a 1984 conviction for aggravated kidnapping. Appellant pled guilty before the jury who assessed punishment at life imprisonment. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

On direct appeal, appellant contested the impeachment of a witness with "have you heard" questions. The Dallas Court of Appeals, in a 2-1, published opinion, affirmed the conviction...

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