JOHNSON v. STATE

Nos. 05-86-00431-CR to 05-86-00433-CR.

768 S.W.2d 788 (1989)

Reginald Keith JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied March 21, 1989.

Discretionary Review Refused June 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davey O. Lamb, Dallas, for appellant.

Michael A. Klein, Dallas, for appellee.

Before McCLUNG, THOMAS and OVARD, JJ.


McCLUNG, Justice.

On this remand, the sole remaining issue to be determined is whether the trial court's submission of the unconstitutional good time and parole instructions to the jury contributed to the punishment the jury assessed the appellant. We are unable to determine that the submission of the instructions was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. We reverse the trial court's judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.

Appellant was originally convicted...

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