PRESTON v. STATE

No. 2-88-019-CR.

769 S.W.2d 375 (1989)

Kenneth A. PRESTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

April 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachry, Hill, Beatty & Butcher and Allan K. Butcher, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Crim. Dist. Atty., and Cindy Singleton, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for the State.

Before JOE SPURLOCK, II, HILL and LATTIMORE, JJ., concur.


OPINION

HILL, Justice.

Kenneth A. Preston appeals his conviction by a jury of the offense of murder. The jury assessed his punishment at twenty-five years in the Texas Department of Corrections. In four points of error, Preston contends that the trial court erred by prohibiting the introduction of evidence of his non-violent character and his character for not being easily provoked; by prohibiting him from introducing relevant facts and circumstances showing...

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