CASTALDO v. STATE

No. 0189-01.

78 S.W.3d 345 (2002)

Michael T. CASTALDO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Griffith, Waxahachie, for appellant.

Betty Marshall, Assist. St. Atty., Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for state.


OPINION

The opinion was delivered PER CURIAM.

In this case we address whether Rule 404(b) prohibits the admission of extraneous bad acts committed by a third party and whether same transaction contextual evidence ever requires a limiting instruction. We will reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

1. Background

Sheriff's Deputy Scott Dyson was alerted to watch for a possible intoxicated driver headed south on Interstate Highway...

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