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HERNANDEZ v. STATE

No. 01-96-00893-CR.

976 S.W.2d 753 (1998)

Roy Valdez HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Overruled July 13, 1998.

Discretionary Review Refused November 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy McDonald, Houston, for Appellant.

John B. Holmes, Rikke Graber, Houston, for Appellee.

Before COHEN, WILSON and HEDGES, JJ.

OPINION

HEDGES, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of possession of cocaine weighing more than one gram and less than four grams. The trial judge sentenced him to 35 years in prison. In a single point of error, appellant asserts that the trial judge erred in allowing the State to impeach him with evidence of a 1977 felony conviction. We reverse and remand.

Generally, when a defendant testifies, prior...

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