JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 06-97-00091-CR.

969 S.W.2d 134 (1998)

Nikon JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided May 1, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ebb B. Mobley, Longview, for appellant.

C. Patrice Savage, Asst. Dist. Atty., Longview, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and GRANT and ROSS, JJ.


OPINION

ROSS, Justice.

Nikon Johnson appeals from his conviction for aggravated robbery. He contends that the court erred at the punishment stage of the proceeding by admitting evidence about his participation in an extraneous offense.

During the punishment phase of a trial, the trial court is deemed the authority on the threshold issue of admissibility of relevant evidence. If such evidence includes extraneous offenses, then the jury, as the exclusive...

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